Morpheme Quiz

In the word happiest, what type of morpheme is -est?

• Bound, derivational

• Bound, inflectional

• Free, lexical

Which word contains a bound morpheme?

• Book

• Books

• Friend

Which statement about the word disagreement is correct?

• It has 2 morphemes: dis- (bound, inflectional), agree (free, lexical)

• It has 3 morphemes: dis- (bound, derivational), agree (free, lexical), -ment (bound, derivational)

• It has 3 morphemes: dis- (bound, derivational), agree (free, functional), -ment (bound, inflectional)

Which word contains an inflectional morpheme?

• Happiness

• Cats

• Friendly

Which word contains a derivational morpheme?

• Running

• Teacher

• Walked

How many morphemes are there in the word nationalization?

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which of the following is an example of allomorphs?

• The plural morphemes -s, -es, and -en in cats, dishes, and children

• The prefixes re- and un- in rewrite and undo

• The words run and ran

Which morpheme is added to the word 'hope' to form an adjective meaning 'feeling optimistic'?

• -ness

• -ful

• -ly

• -ed

Which of the following is NOT an example of an inflectional morpheme?

• -ed

• -er (as in 'bigger')

• -ly

• -ing

Which of the following is a bound morpheme?

• cat

• run

• -ing

• flower