Morphological Structure of EnglIsh Words and Word-formation

Which of the following describes a free morpheme?

• Must be attached.

• Can stand alone.

• Changes the class of the word.

What is the process of changing a word's class without adding an affix?

• Compounding.

• Derivation.

• Conversion.

The word "misfortune" contains:

• One free morpheme, one inflectional.

• Two free morphemes.

• One free, two derived.

What is an example of a bound morpheme?

• "cat"

• "book"

• "-ing"

What is the main function of a derivative affix?

• Indicate time.

• Change the meaning of the word.

• Connect words.

"Smartphone" is an example of:

• Mixing.

• Composition.

• Acronym.

"UNICEF" is an example of:

• Mixing.

• Composition.

• Acronym.

"Motel" is an example of:

• Mixing.

• Composition.

• Abbreviation.

Inflectional affix:

• Changes the class of the word.

• Adds grammatical information.

• Creates a new word.

A prefix is added to:

• The end of a word.

• The middle of a word.

• The beginning of a word.