(NO KEY) Chapter 1 Multiple Choices Morphology

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1. Basing on the function, morphemes can be classified as:


a. bases & affixes b. derivational & inflectional
c. free & bound morphemes d. root & stem
2. By form, morphemes can be classified as:
a. bases & affixes b. derivational & inflectional
c. free & bound morphemes d. root & stem
3. According to their meaning, morphemes consist of:
a. bases & affixes b. derivational & inflectional
c. free & bound morphemes d. root & stem
4. A stem is a:
a. segment of language with lexical meaning b. morpheme with principal meaning
c. a word to which an affix is attached d. base or root
5. A base is a:
a. segment of language with meaning b. morpheme with principal meaning
c. a word to which an affix is attached d. mono-morphemic word
6. A prefix is a:
a. morpheme annexed before a stem b. morpheme occurring in the middle of a
word
c. morpheme added after a stem d. bound base at the beginning of a word
7. An infix is a:
a. morpheme annexed before a stem b. morpheme occurring in the middle of a
word
c. morpheme added after a stem d. morpheme occurring in the middle of a base
8. A suffix is a:
a. morpheme added to form a new word b. morpheme added to show grammatical form
c. morpheme added after a stem c. morpheme added after a base
9. Bases are different from affixes in their form, their meaning and:
a. their function b. their position c. their number d. their
characteristics
10. The underlined part in the word ‘mice’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional infix c. derivational infix d. bound base
11. Bases are different from affixes in their form, their meaning and:
a. their function b. their position c. their number d. their
characteristics
12. The underlined part in the word ‘mice’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional infix c. derivational infix d. bound base
13. The underlined part in the word ‘unverbalized’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
14. The word ‘complaints’ contains ……….. morpheme(s)
a. one b. two c. three d. four
15. The word ‘feet’ contains ……….. morpheme(s)
a. one b. two c. three d. four
16. The word ‘truth’ contains ……….. morpheme(s)
a. one b. two c. three d. four
17. The word ‘hygiene’ contains ……….. morpheme(s)
a. one b. two c. three d. four
18. The word ‘weight’ contains ……….. morpheme(s)
a. one b. two c. three d. four
19. The underlined word in “the boys’ hats” contains …………. inflectional suffix(es)
a. one b. two c. three d. four
20. The word children’s contains …………. inflectional suffix(es)
a. one b. two c. three d. four
21. The underlined part in ‘a swimming pool’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
22. The word ‘apparatus’ contains ……….. morpheme(s)
a. one b. two c. three d. four
23. The underlined part in ‘a reserved seat’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
24. The underlined part in ‘a barking dog’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
25. The underlined part in ‘a reserved girl’ with the meaning ‘a quiet girl’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
26. The underlined part in ‘a reserved girl’ with the meaning ‘ a girl kept aside for someone’ is
a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
27. The underlined part in ‘a moving scene ’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
28. The underlined part in ‘the moving pictures ’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
29. The underlined part in ‘daily news ’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
30. The underlined part in ‘the wage is a weekly paid salary ’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
31. The underlined part in ‘I have a reading to do ’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base
32. The underlined part in ‘a sleeping bag ’ is a:
a. derivational suffix b. inflectional suffix c. derivational infix d. bound base

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