The document contains multiple choice questions about classifying morphemes by function, form, and meaning. It asks questions about identifying bases, affixes, stems, prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional vs. derivational morphemes in various words.
The document contains multiple choice questions about classifying morphemes by function, form, and meaning. It asks questions about identifying bases, affixes, stems, prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional vs. derivational morphemes in various words.
The document contains multiple choice questions about classifying morphemes by function, form, and meaning. It asks questions about identifying bases, affixes, stems, prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional vs. derivational morphemes in various words.
The document contains multiple choice questions about classifying morphemes by function, form, and meaning. It asks questions about identifying bases, affixes, stems, prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional vs. derivational morphemes in various words.
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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