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WorksheetsMorphology and Word Meaning
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is morphology?
The study of the rules governing the sounds that form words
The study of the rules governing sentence formation
The study of the rules governing word formation
Which type of morpheme can stand alone?
Free Morphemes
Bound Morphemes
Definition of a "Morpheme"
“A minimal unit of meaning or grammatical function.”
" Understanding sentence formation."
" Learning the correct pronunciation of words".
Two examples of Free Morphemes would be ___ and ___.
free
forgetful
time
stressed
Two examples of Bound Morphemes would be ___ and ___.
surprisingly
woman
save
inconsiderate
A word part that contains the central meaning of the word is a
Prefix
Suffix
Root
Verb
Lexical Morphemes are typically __(choose 3).
nouns
prepositions
verbs
adjectives
articles
The picture above demonstrates the 8 Derivational Morphemes in the English language.
True
False
Bound morphemes are further divided into_______ and _______.
Derivational
Lexical
Inflectional
Functional
Grammatical Morphemes are typically __(choose 3)__.
nouns
articles
verbs
prepositions
conjunctions
Lexical Morphemes have meaning by themselves while Grammatical Morphemes do not.
True
False
Are all Inflectional Affixes suffixes?
Yes
No
The word "insurance" consists of _____ morpheme.
two
three
four
The underlined part in "a reserved room" is a:
derivational suffix
inflectional suffix
derivational infix
none of them
Morphology is
A branch of Linguistics
The study of words structures
All of the above
Derivational morphemes
Never change the part of speech of the word
Often change the part of speech of the word
Words that have morphemes that change depending on the grammar and meaning of a sentence, including nouns
What type of morpheme is the suffix 'less' in the word 'thoughtless'?
an inflectional morpheme
a derivational morpheme
a lexical morpheme
Grammatical morphemes are
verbs
preposition
articles
conjunction
nouns
Affixes can be subdivided into ___ and ___.
roots
prefixes
suffixes
What do the suffixes -ance/-ence mean? (e.g. importance/intelligence)
action of / result of
quality of
state or condition
How many morphemes are there in the word 'intolerable'?
1
2
3
4
Pick the answer that has derivatives of the same root word.
read, reread, readability, reading
happy, merry, excited
good, bad
