Morphology Quiz

Which of the following best describes a morpheme?

• The sounds in a word

• The smallest unit of meaning

• The part of speech

What is a base word?

• A word with 3 syllables

• A real word that can be used on its own

• A word that is made up of two sounds

If you like to tell jokes and make people laugh, you are a ___

If your job is to study animals and their habitats, you are probably a ___

If you like to draw you, could be either one of these.

• Cartoonist

• Actor

• Teacher

• Artist

If you want to be a person who makes or writes fictional books, you want to be a ___

If you understand how to put wires for electricity in a new house, you might be an ___

• Electrician
• Electrionist

• Electritioner

• Electritionor

If the root word is inspect, what would the word be if the suffix -or was added?

If the root word is sing, what would the word be if the suffix -er was added?

If the root word is tour, what would the word be if the suffix -ist was added?