Lesson 2 Practice: Graphemes And Morphemes
This is a practice activity to prepare you for the quiz for lessons 2 and 3. Questions 4-8 require you to fill-in-the-blank by looking at the root of the underlined word in each sentence. (1 point each)Question 9 requires you to complete the chart. Identify the prefix, root, and suffix of each word. If there is no prefix or suffix, in the blank write "N/A". Remember, all words have roots. (15 points)Question 10 requires you to match the words to the definitions. (5 points) Questions 11-15 require you to fill-in-the-blank using the words from question 10. (1 point each)
- 1.T/F: Prefixes, roots, and suffixes are examples of different types of morphemes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.What type of graphemes are used for the Latin alphabet (used in English and Romance languages)?
- A.
Ideographs
- B.
Logograms
- C.
Syllabic
- D.
Alphabetic
- 3.What type of graphemes are used for the Chinese alphabet?
- A.
Ideographs
- B.
Logograms
- C.
Syllabic
- D.
Alphabetic
- 4.A biologist is one who studies plan and animal [Blank].
- 5.Genocide is the systematic killing of a whole [Blank] or nation.
- 6.To produce a monograph a scholar must [Blank] about one specific subject.
- 7.To empathize with another is to [Blank] or experience the same experience that he is undergoing.
- 8.One who advocates anarchy is in favor of a society without [Blank]
- 9.What is the meaning of the prefix in incredulous?
- A.
Believe
- B.
Not
- C.
In
- D.
Against
- 10.What is the meaning of the root in incredulous?
- A.
Believe
- B.
Not
- C.
In
- D.
Against
- 11.What is the part of speech of the word incredulous? *Hint: look at the suffix
- A.
Noun
- B.
Adjective
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adverb
- 12.What is the meaning of the prefix in monomial?
- A.
One
- B.
Not
- C.
Back
- D.
Across
- 13.What is the meaning of the root in monomial?
- A.
Law
- B.
Rule
- C.
Name
- D.
Number
- 14.What is the part of speech of monomial?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Adjective
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adverb
- 15.What is the meaning of the root in mortify?
- A.
Life
- B.
Believe
- C.
Name
- D.
Death
- 16.What is the part of speech of mortify?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Adjective
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adverb
- 17.What is the meaning of the prefix in prenatal?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Before
- D.
After
- 18.What is the meaning of the root in prenatal?
- A.
Life
- B.
Death
- C.
Birth
- D.
Belief
- 19.What is the meaning of the prefix in transport?
- A.
Above
- B.
Below
- C.
Across
- D.
Half
- 20.What is the meaning of the root in transport?
- A.
Race
- B.
Feel
- C.
Carry
- D.
Life
- 21.It is important to see a midwife for [Blank] care when you first learn you are pregnant to ensure the baby grows healthily before it is born.
- 22.Be sure to check to ship before we set sail tomorrow, since we have a lot of cargo to [Blank] across the Atlantic Ocean.
- 23.While I wanted to support her, Mara told me such an [Blank] story that it was hard for me to hide my disbelief.
- 24.The expression 2x is a [Blank] as it only contains one term.
- 25.Many religions advocate fasting so that we may [Blank] the flesh so that our spirit may live and ascend to heaven.
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