Morphology - Jorge Andrango

Choose the correct definition for Morphology. It is the branch of Linguistics that studies the internal structure of words. It is the branch of Linguistics that studies the sounds of letters. It is the branch of Linguistics that studies the function of words.

Morphology means the study of morphemes and their combination in words. True. False.

Choose the correct characteristic of a morpheme. A morpheme is a long segment of the language with meaning. A morpheme is a meaningful unit of meaning. A morpheme meets four criteria.

Choose the correct criteria for a morpheme. It is a word, or a part of a word that has meaning. It cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts without violation of its meaning or without meaningless remainders. Not always it appears in different environments with a relatively same meaning. It appears in different environments with a relatively same meaning.

Morphemes are of two kinds: Free. Complex. Bound.

Morphology involves a research for minimal units of meaning. True. False.

Choose the correct definition for "Free Morpheme". It is one that can be expressed alone with meaning. It often carries lexical meaning. It also has the major meaning in the word. It is one that cannot be expressed alone with meaning. Its role is to change the meaning of the original word.

Choose the correct definition for "Bound Morpheme". It is one that can be expressed alone with meaning. It often carries lexical meaning. It also has the major meaning in the word. It is one that cannot be expressed alone with meaning. Its role is to change the meaning of the original word.

Another classification of morphemes is in: bases and affixes. False. True.

An affix is a bound morpheme that occurs before, within or after a base. True. False.

Join affixes with their correct description. Prefixes. Infixes. Suffixes.

Match these prefixes with the correct meaning. a-, am-. a-. ab-, abs-.

Match these prefixes with the correct meaning. ambi-, amphi-. ante-. anti.

Match these prefixes with the correct meaning. circum-. contra-. dis-.

Match these prefixes with the correct meaning. in-. il-. ir-.

Match these prefixes with the correct meaning. inter-. intra-. ob-.

Match these prefixes with the correct meaning. pre-. post-. pro-.

Match these prefixes with the correct meaning. retro-. semi-. sub-. super-. un-.

Match these infixes with the correct equivalent. foot. mouse. get.

Match these suffixes with the correct meaning. -able. -ac. -acity. -ade. -age.

Match these suffixes with the correct meaning. -acy. -al. -ance, -ence. -dom. -er, -or.

Match these suffixes with the correct meaning. -ism. -ist. -ity, -ty. -ment. -ness.

Match these suffixes with the correct meaning. -ship. -sion, -tion. -ate, -en, -ise, -ize. -ify, -fy. -able, -ible.

Match these suffixes with the correct meaning. -al. -esque. -ful. -ic, -ical. ious,- ous.

Match these suffixes with the correct meaning. -ish. -ive. -less. -y. -ly. -ward, -wards. -wise.

Disgusting, disgusted, disgustedly, disgustful, disgustedness, are family words of. disgust. gust.

democratic, democratist, democratically, democratise, democratisation, are family words of. democrat. demo.

admired, admirer, admiration, admirable, admirably, are family words of. admire. mire.

widely, wideness, widen, widening, widespread, are family words of. widen. wide.

wildlife, wilder, wilderness, wildly, wilding, are family words of. wilde. wild.

windage, winded, winder, windiness, windless, are family words of. wind. winde.

warmed, warmer, warming, warmness, warmly, are family words of. warm. warmer.

ceremonial, ceremonially, ceremonious, ceremoniously, ceremoniousness, are family words of. ceremonial. ceremony.

chemistry, chemistical, chemistries, chemists, are family words of. chemistry. chemist.

childproof, childish, childbearing, children, childhood, are family words of. child. children.

Errorless, erroneous, erroneously, errors, erroneousness, are family words of.

Excellent, excellence, excellency, excellently, excelling, are family words of.

Idolatry, idolize, idolatrous, idolater, idolatress, are family words of.

ignored, ignorant, ignorance, ignorantly, ignorantness, are family words of.

Illustration, illustrative, illustrator, illustriously, illustrated, are family words of.

Completely, completed, completeness, completing, are family words of.

Fussy, fussiness, fusspot, fussily, are family words of.

Tasteless, tasteful, tastefully, tastefulness, tasty, are family words of.

Technological, technologist, technologically, are family words of.

motherly, motherland, motherless, motherliness, motherlike, are family words of.

Inflectional produce changes in the form of a word which act as grammatical signals in a sentence. True. False.

{-s pl}; {-s sg ps}; {-s pl ps}; {-s 3rd p}; {-ing verb}; {-d pt}; {-d pp}; {-er cp}; {-est sp}, are they part of inflectional affix?. False. True.

Derivational suffixes are added to words to form new words, often of a different form class. False. True.

Derivational are not always suffixes, they could be prefixes. False. True.

Derivational not always results in a change of part of speech class. E.g. write- rewrite. True. False.