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- 1. Multiple Choice
Morphology studies ___.
sentence formation
word formation
the meaning of words
word pronunciation
- 2. Multiple Choice
Lexical Morphemes have meaning by themselves while Grammatical Morphemes do not.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
Grammatical Morphemes are typically __(choose 3)__.
nouns
articles
verbs
prepositions
conjunctions
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which type of morpheme can stand alone?
Free Morphemes
Bound Morphemes
- 5. Multiple Choice
Two examples of Free Morphemes would be ___ and ___.
free
forgetful
time
stressed
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which type of morphemes consist of a root and an affix?
Free Morpheme
Bound Morpheme
- 7. Multiple Choice
Two examples of Bound Morphemes would be ___ and ___.
incapable
woman
save
inconsiderate
- 8. Multiple Choice
Affixes can be subdivided into ___ and ___.
roots
prefixes
suffixes
- 9. Multiple Choice
Lexical Morphemes are typically __(choose 3)__.
nouns
prepositions
verbs
adjectives
articles
- 10. Multiple Choice
What do the suffixes -ance/-ence mean? (e.g. importance/intelligence)
action of / result of
relating to
quality of
state or condition
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does suffix -ness mean? (e.g. darkness)
quality and state of
relating to
the result of
state of or condition
- 12. Multiple Choice
How many morphemes are there in the word 'intolerable'?
1
2
3
4
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which prefixes have similar meaning?
intra- and inter-
pre- and re-
un- and dis-
macro- and micro
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which suffixes denote 'an action or the result of'?
-ment and -tion/-sion
-ic and -ive
-ness and -ous
-ent and -ant
- 15. Multiple Choice
How many morphemes are there in the word 'immaturity'?
1
2
3
4
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which suffixes refer to adjectives (words that describe nouns)?
-ful and -ous
-ment and -ness
-ent and -ant
-ly and -en
- 17. Multiple Choice
English speakers recognize that the words dog and dogs are closely related. What does the letter "s" means?
Plurality morpheme "-s".
That means apostrophe.
Doesn't mean anything at all.
The morpheme of the letter "g".
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which word is the adverb in the following sentence? The clumsy horse trotted slowly down the track.
clumsy
horse
trotted
slowly
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA meaning of the prefix "under" is...too muchtoo fartoo leantoo little
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIn the word "overact," the prefix "over" means...abovetoo muchamonglarge
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe word "resale" would be used in connection with what type of product?A new gaming systemA restaurant menu itemA used carA homemade blanket
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn a pre-assessment, teachers do NOT expect you to know every question because "pre" means what?finalbeforefirstonly
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIf your room is in disorder, what does it look like?EmptyFullCleanMessy
- 24. Multiple ChoiceIf someone experiences a "misfortune," they would likely do what?CelebrateCryLaughSing
- 25. Multiple ChoiceIf a student throws a spitball at the teacher, they would be called what?UnknownUnwrittenUnwiseUnder arrest
- 26. Multiple Choice
Pick the answer that has derivatives of the same root word.
happy, merry, excited,
good, bad
car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle
read, reread, readability, reading
- 27. Multiple Choice
What are morphemes?
Suffixes
Small units of words
the study of words structures
- 28. Multiple Choice
What does the suffix -logy mean?
logic
science
the study of OR science of
lazy
- 29. Multiple Choice
What does the suffix -ure mean?
the study of
the grossness of
this or that
Shows actions or results
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