Which word does not contain the plural morpheme?
Crises
Mumps
Sheep
Series
A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.
False
True
All stems can stand alone as separate word forms.
False
True
Which of the following words contains a bound stem?
Subway
Carelessness
Teleport
Construct
A lexical morpheme often carries the content of the messages we convey.
True
False
What is the correct way of forming the word “unfriendly”?
friend unfriendly
friend unfriend unfriendly
friend friendly unfriendly
fri friend unfriend unfriendly
Which of the following uses an inflectional morpheme to indicate possession in academic writing?
The "legs" of the table
The "dog’s" running.
The "dog’s" legs
The "table’s" been stolen.
The suffix -er always marks the comparative degree.
True
False
Which basic word form has a free stem?
produce
inject
remote
unworkable
Which of the following words uses the suffix “-hood” to signify a state or condition?
Likelihood
Brotherhood
Neighborhood
Childhood
An allomorph is a variation of a morpheme that does not change its meaning.
False
True
How many morphemes are there in the word “matters”?
1
2
3
4
Which type of morpheme does the change from “go” to “gone" represent?
Functional
Derivational
Lexical
Inflectional
How many bound morphemes are there in the word “dishearten”?
4
1
2
3