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I. Decide whether each of the following
statements is True or False:
1.
Morphology studies the internal structure of words
and the rules by which words are formed.
are the smallest meaningful units of
language.
3. Just as a
phoneme is the basic unit in the study of
phonology, so is a morpheme the basic unit in
the study of morphology.
4.
The smallest meaningful units that can be used
freely all by themselves are free morphemes.
5. Bound morphemes include two types:
roots and affixes.
6. Inflectional
morphemes manifest various grammatical relations
or grammatical categories such
as
number, tense, degree, and case.
7. The
existing form to which a derivational affix can be
added is called a stem, which can be a
bound root, a free morpheme, or a
derived form itself.
8. Prefixes
usually modify the part of speech of the original
word, not the meaning of it.
9. There
are rules that govern which affix can be added to
what type of stem to form a new word.
Therefore, words formed according to
the morphological rules are acceptable words.
10.
Phonetically,
the
stress
of
a
compound
always
falls
on
the
first
element,
while
the
second
element receives secondary stress.
II. Fill in each blank
below with one word which begins with the letter
given:
11. M ____ is the
smallest meaningful unit of language.
12. The affix
“
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ish” in the word boyish
conveys a g____ meaning.
13.
B___________
morphemes
are
those
that
cannot
be
used
independently
but
have
to
be
combined with other morphemes, either
free or bound, to form a word.
14.
Affixes are of two types: inflectional affixes and
d__________ affixes.
15. D________
affixes are added to an existing form to create
words.
16. A s______ is added to the
end of stems to modify the meaning of the original
word and it may
case change its part of
speech.
17.
C__________
is
the
combination
of
two
or
sometimes
more
than
two
words
to
create
new
words.
18.
The rules that govern which affix can be added to
what type of stem to form a new word are
called m___________ rules.
19. In terms of morphemic analysis,
d_______________ can be viewed as the addition of
affixes
to stems to form new words.
20.
A
s______
can
be
a
bound
root,
a
free
morpheme,
or
a
derived
form
itself
to
which
a
derivational affix can be
added.
III. There are four
choices following each statement. Mark the choice
that can best complete
the statement:
21. The morpheme “vision”
in the common word “television” is a(n) ______.
A. bound morpheme B. bound
form
C. inflectional
morpheme D. free morpheme
22.
The
compound
word
“bookstore”
is
the
place
where
books
are
sold. This
indicates
that
the
meaning
of a compound __________.
A. is the sum
total of the meaning of its components
B. can always be worked out by looking
at the meanings of morphemes
C. is the
same as the meaning of a free phrase.
D. None of the above.
23.
The
part
of
speech
of
the
compounds
is
generally
determined
by
the
part
of
speech
of
__________.
A. the first
element
B. the second
element
C. either the first or the
second element
D. both the first and
the second elements.
24.
_______
are
those
that
cannot
be
used
independently
but
have
to
be
combined
with
other
morphemes, either free
or bound, to form a word.
A. Free
morphemes B. Bound morphemes
C. Bound
words D. Words
25. _________ is a
branch of grammar which studies the internal
structure of words and the rules
by
which words are formed.
A. Syntax r
C. Morphology D. Morpheme
26. The meaning carried by the
inflectional morpheme is _______.
A. lexical B. morphemic
C. grammatical D. semantic
27. Bound morphemes are those that
___________.
A. have to be
used independently
B. can
not be combined with other morphemes
C. can either be free or bound
D. have to be combined with
other morphemes.
28.
____
modify
the
meaning
of
the
stem,
but
usually
do
not
change
the
part
of
speech
of
the
original word.
A. Prefixes B. Suffixes
C. Roots D. Affixes
29. _________ are often thought to be
the smallest meaningful units of language by the
linguists.
A. Words B.
Morphemes C. Phonemes D. Sentences
30. “
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s”
in
the word “books” is
_______.
A. a derivative
affix B. a stem
C. an
inflectional affix D. a root
IV
. Define the
following terms:
31. morphology 32. inflectional
morphology
33. derivational
morphology 34. morpheme
35.
free morpheme 36. bound morpheme
37. root 38. affix
39. prefix 40. suffix
41. derivation 42. Compounding
V
.
Answer the following questions:
43. What are the main features of the
English compounds?