In the word "irresponsibility", the morpheme "response" is a root or a stem?
a root
a stem
What is the meaning of the bound base "-cide"?
to shut
to take
to kill
to perrform
A stem _______.
can be bound or free
is always free
"Glass" and "class", these two words are the case of?
Homographs
Minimal pairs
Homophones
What is Morphology?
the study of morphemes and their arrangements in forming word
What is a bound base?
a bound morphme that makes the principal meaning in a word.
Affixes can be classified according to their ___ (before, aften and within the base) or their _____ (grammatical or lexical)
function - position
position - function
What is the meaning of the bound base "-fer"?
to shut
to hold
to take
to carry, to bear
It is possible that _________.
a stem includes a root
a root includes a stem
When is a BASE called a STEM?
a word is added by a inflectional affix to show gram funct
a word is added by a inflectional affix to form a new word
a word is added by a derivational affix to form a new word
What are homophones?
Words with the same spelling, different meanings
Words with the same sounds, different spelling and meanings
Pairs of words which are pronouncesd almost the same
What is the meaning of the bound base "-tain"?
to shut
to bear
to take
to hold
A root can be _____.
always free
free or bound
Affixes are those that show grammatical functions?
Inflectional or grammatical affixes
Derivational affixes
This kind of affix serves a lexical function?
Grammatical affixes
Derivational affixes
Inflectional affixes
What is the meaning of the bound base "-clude"?
to hold
to carry
to shut, to close
to take
A class-maintaining derivational affix is defined as the one that does not change the class of the word to which it is added. Most ____ are of this type.
infixes
prefixes
suffixes
What is a base?
the main part or the core of a word
the morpheme attached to the base
What are affixes?
the morphemes attached to the base
the morphemes that are the main parts of words
How many inflectional affixes that can appear in a word?
3
1
4
2
What are -ie, -i, -y, -ette, -kin, -ikin, -kins, -ling, -let, -et?
Feminine affixes
Diminutive affixes
What is the meaning of the bound base "-port"?
to hold
to shut, to close
to take
to carry
A morpheme can be ____-syllabic or ____-syllabic.
mono - poly
What is a free base?
a free morpheme as the base in a word
In words "mouthful" and "successful", the same morpheme "ful" are called?
morphemic homophones
Two types of of derivational affixes?
Class-maintaining and class-changing derivational affixes
In the noun "bookings", which morpheme is a root and which one is a stem?
"book" is a root / "booking" is a stem
What are morphemes?
All are correct
minimal units of meaning or grammatical function
most morphemes areclear in meaning
which may constitute words or parts of words
CHARACTERISTICS OF A MORPHEME?
can be a word or part of a word
can recur in another word with a stable meaning
cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts
All are correct
What are minimal pairs?
Pairs of words which are pronouncesd almost the same
Words with the same sounds, different spelling and meanings
Words with the same spelling, different meanings
What is the meaning of the bound bases "-ceive, -cept, -ceit"?
to carry
to hold
to close
to take
When is a BASE called a ROOT?
a word is added by a inflectional affix to form a new word
a word is added by a derivational affix to form a new word
What are homographs?
Words with the same spelling, different meanings, can be pronouced the same or different
What are free morphemes?
Independent morphemes that can stand alone as words
Dependent morphemes that can only occur as part of a word
In the word "childhood", which morpheme is the root?
hood
childhood
child
How many kinds of inflectional affixes in English?
9
7
10
8
What are allomorphs?
Pairs of words which are pronouncesd almost the same
Variants or different realizations of a morpheme
Words with the same spelling, different meanings
Words with the same sounds, different spelling and meanings
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