WorksheetsQuiz on Morphology
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does morphology study?
The history of language
The pronunciation of phonemes
The structure of words
The meaning of sentences
What is the smallest significant linguistic unit?
Word
Phrase
Sentence
Morpheme
What are morphemes formed by?
Phrases
Sentences
Syllables
Phonemes
What is the maximum unit of morphology?
Phoneme
Sentence
Word form
Morpheme
What are the smaller sign units that make up a word form called?
Morphemes
Syllables
Allomorphs
Phonemes
What is an allomorph?
A type of morpheme with different meanings
A type of morpheme with different phonemic compositions
A type of word with multiple syllables
A type of sentence structure
Which of the following is an example of an allomorph?
-ing in running
-ed in walked
-ly in quickly
-s in hats
What is the relationship between morphemes and words?
Morphemes can exist independently of words
Words are formed by combining morphemes
Morphemes are longer than words
Words cannot be broken down into morphemes
What is a characteristic of auxiliary words?
They are always verbs
They cannot form sentences
They are similar to morphemes but are separate units
They are always morphemes
What does the term 'half-morphs' refer to?
Units that are between morphemes and words
Words that are borrowed from other languages
Words that are not complete
Morphemes that have no meaning
What can cause the formation of different allomorphs?
Phonetic reasons
Semantic reasons
Syntactic reasons
Morphological reasons
Which of the following is NOT a type of morpheme?
Free morpheme
Bound morpheme
Compound morpheme
Derivational morpheme
What is the grammatical meaning of the morpheme represented as -s?
Plurality
Singularity
Tense
Possession
Which of the following is an example of a morpheme?
The sentence 'She runs'
The prefix 'un-'
The phrase 'in the park'
The word 'cat'
