English Morphology Exam Quiz!

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1.

Which of the following is not one of the required word properties?
- A.
  
  Being used to convey meaning
- B.
  
  Having a written form
- C.
  
  Having speech sounds
2.

What is morphology?
- A.
  
  The study of the rules governing the sounds that form words
- B.
  
  The study of the rules governing sentence formation
- C.
  
  The study of the rules governing word formation
- D.
  
  The study of the rules governing the relationship between word and social aspects
3.

Which is not an example of "allomorph"?
- A.
  
  The plural morpheme in English (-s, -es, en)
- B.
  
  The negative morphemes in English (un-, im-, il-, in-)
- C.
  
  Some derivational morphemes in English (-ment, ly, -able)
4.

What is a morpheme?
- A.
  
  The smallest unit of a particular language
- B.
  
  The minimal pair of a chosen phrase
- C.
  
  The smallest meaningful unit of a word
- D.
  
  The minimal item of a linguistic unit
5.

How many morphemes does the word "antiestablishment" have?
- A.
  
  3
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  5
- D.
  
  6
6.

What is the main difference between free and bound morphemes?
- A.
  
  Free morphemes are dependent and must be attached to another morpheme where as bound morphemes are independent.
- B.
  
  Free morphemes belong in the open class and all bound morphemes belong in the closed class.
- C.
  
  Free morphemes can stand alone, but bound morphemes have to be attached to a base morpheme/root.
7.

The closed class is the functional categories which are not derivable.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Which is not an example of derivational morphemes?
- A.
  
  Walk --> walked
- B.
  
  Entertain --> entertainment
- C.
  
  Move --> remove
- D.
  
  Paint --> painter
9.

Which choice shows an example of an inflectional morpheme?
- A.
  
  Replace --> replacement
- B.
  
  Reform --> reformation
- C.
  
  Regret --> regrets
10.

Which choice describes the basic properties of derivational morphemes?
- A.
  
  Derivational morphemes are affixes which can change the meaning or parts of speech of words.
- B.
  
  Derivational morphemes are affixes which change numbers or tenses.
11.

Which is an example of using affixation to form new words?
- A.
  
  Disappear
- B.
  
  Storeroom
- C.
  
  Blanket (v.) --> blanket (n.) --> blanket (adj.)
12.

______________ is a word formation process which you put existing words together to create new words.
- A.
  
  Compounding
- B.
  
  Conversion
- C.
  
  Affixation
- D.
  
  Clipping
13.

Derivation rules can be applied only once to a stem to produce new lexical items (e.g. friend --> friendly).
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Which of the following is an example of an inflectional morpheme in English?
- A.
  
  Tall --> taller
- B.
  
  Create --> creator
- C.
  
  Write --> writer
- D.
  
  Generate --> generator
15.

Which choice shows the correct representation of the hierarchical structure of words?
- A.
  
  ..
- B.
  
  ..
- C.
  
  ..
- D.
  
  ..
- E.
  
  ..