Syntax and Morphology - Chapter 3

Which of the following is the ROOT of the word "uncharacteristically"?

• Uncharacteristic
• Character
• Uncharacteristical
• Characteristic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

We can call anything we attach affixes to, whether it is just a root or something bigger than a root .

• A base
• A stem
• A prefix
• An infix

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the following words contain inflectional morphemes? (Choose more than 1 answer)

• flowers
• happiness
• rewrite
• studying

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

A morpheme that can stand alone is called a ______

• bound morpheme
• inflectional morpheme
• free morpheme
• derivational morpheme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

The smallest meaningful unit of language that cannot be further analyzed is called …

• a syllable
• a morpheme
• an allomorph
• a word

There are eight inflectional morphemes in English. They are all ________

• suffixes
• infixes
• prefixes
• circumfixes

Any form that an inflectional morpheme is attached to is called ______.

"a" and "an" are the two ….... conditioned allomorphs of the morpheme "indefinite article" in English.

Obligatorily bound morphs which do not realize words (lexemes) and which are attached to roots to produce word-forms are called?

• Affixes
• Prefix
• Infix
• Suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

….can constitute a word by itself whereas…........must be attached to another element.

• Free morphemes - bound morphemes
• Bound morphemes - free morphemes
• Affixes - roots
• Roots - affixes

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A