Morphology Exercises
Divide the following words by placing a + between theirmorphemes (Some of the words maybe monomorphemic and thereforeindivisible.)
Example:Â Â replaces = re + place + s
retroactive
befreinded
televise
margin
endearment
psychology
unpalatable
holiday
grandmother
morphemic
mistreatment
deactivation
saltpeter
airsickness
Match each expression under A with the one statement under Bthat characterizes it.
A | B |
a. noisy crow b. scarecrow c. the crow d. crowlike e. crows | (1) compound noun (2) root morpheme plus derivational suffix (3) phrase consisting of adjective plus noun (4) root morpheme plus inflectional affix (5) root morpheme plus inflectional suffix (6) grammatical morpheme followed by lexical morpheme |
Write the one proper description from the list under B for theitalicized part of each word in A.
A | B |
a. terrorized b. uncivilized c. terrorize d. lukewarm e. impossible | (1) free root (2) bound root (3) inflectional suffix (4) derivational suffix (5) inflectional prefix (6) derivational prefix (7) inflectional infix (8) derivational infix |
