Exam 4 practice questions

morphology

the component of grammar that studies the internal structure of words.

word

one or more morphemes that can stand alone in a language

How many morphemes does the word “catalog” contain in modern english?

One

T or F: Suffix '-er' is always an inflectional suffix

False

T or F: The morpheme  'fast' in the word "breakfast" is bound

False

T or F: Suffix '-able' in the word 'enjoyable' is inflectional.

False

T or F: Suffix '-er' in the word 'broader' is derivational

False

Open lexical categories include:

nouns, adverbs, adjectives, verbs

Example of a closed lexical category

category of determiners

T or F: The suffix '-ing' in the word 'walking' in the sentence 'We are walking now' is inflectional

True

T or F: The suffix '-s' in the word 'questions' is derivational.

False

The word “nifty” has

No suffix

T or F: The suffix '-en' in the word 'golden' is inflectional

False

The morpheme 'builder' in the word 'builders' is a

stem

The morpheme '-able-' in the word 'unreasonably' is a

suffix

The morpheme '-ful-' in the word 'thoughtfulness' is a

suffix

Name the morphological process operating in the word:

deconstruction

affixation

Name the morphological process operating in the word:

housewife

compounding

Name the morphological process operating in the word:

woman-women

alternation

Name the morphological process operating in the word:

cybernetic organism - cyborg

blending

Name the morphological process operating in the word:

mouse [mɑʊs] - mice [mɑɪs]

alternation

Prefix 'pre-' can attach to

nouns

An example of an allomorph is

suffixes [t] and [d] in words such as “worked” and “cried”

The word 'maven' has

no suffix

the word ‘fling’ has

no suffix

Break down the three words below into their roots and affixes at each stage of word building. Indicate the lexical category of the root and each derived word.

1. activation

2. unreliable

3. disarrangement

1. activation

root: act (verb)

active (adjective) -ive derivational suffix

activate (verb) -ate derivational suffix

activation (noun) -ion derivational suffix

2. unreliable

root: rely (verb)

reliable (adjective) -able = derivational suffix

unreliable (adjective) un- = derivational prefix

3.disarrangement

root: arrange (verb)

disarrange (verb) dis- inflectional prefix

disarrangement (noun) -derivational suffix