I.
Write in the boxes the meaning of each of the underlined bound morphemes. (1.5
marks)
Example:
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remarry
submarine
antiwar
illiterate
stormy
interior
opponent
semiconductor
harmless
womanly
singer
re-: again
II. Underline the roots of the following words in the table below. (1 mark)
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proclaim
6
easiest
2
manipulation
7
constructionist
3
recommend
8
emphasize
4
intermediate
9
attribution
5
complimentary
10
vigilance
III. Mark () the boldfaced morpheme as Inflectional or Derivational morpheme and give
an example for each. (2 marks)
Inflectional
morpheme
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9
happiness
(has) completed
reading lamp
(is) swimming
disable
enlighten
paths (n)
(has) undertaken
boredom
Janet’s mother’s
Derivational
morpheme
Example
tiredness
10
interaction
IV. Classify the following items with these symbols: Simple (S), Complex (Cx), Compound
(Cd), and Grammatical structure (Gs) by using tick (√). Complete the table below. (1.5
marks)[0.1 *15 = 1.5]
Kinds of words
S
Cx
Cd
Gs
Example: learners
1. phonological
2. unpredictable
3. cheese
4. rubbish bin
5. talented director
6. forget-me-not
7. work
8. pencil case
9. worldwide
10.extremely supported
11. carefree
12. disappeared
13. fire alarm
14. sweet heart
15. sweetheart
V. State the word-formation process of each of the following words in the table below. (2
marks)
Examples:
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seasick
11
roly-poly
2
memo
12
warm-hearted
3
hawk
13
mastering
4
croissant
14
air-condition
5
IELTS
15
UNESCO
6
workaholic
clipping
7
super-duper
8
flu
9
chow mein
10
aspirin
VI. Mark (√) each of the following statements true or false. (1 mark)
TRUE
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A morpheme cannot be divided into smaller meaningful
parts without violation of its meaning or without
meaningless remainders.
Morphemes which are replaced by other morphemes in
which there is a change of sounds are called ADDICTIVE.
Morphemes can happen to be identical to a syllable.
A FREE BASE sometimes can occur on its own but can only
be joined to the other bound morphemes.
A WORD is the smallest unit which can occur on its own in
speech or writing.
CLIPPING is the process of cutting off the beginning and the
end of a word, or both, leaving a part to stand for the whole.
BLENDING is the fusion of two words into one, usually the
first part of one word with the last part of another.
ACRONYMY is the process of deriving words by removing
what is thought to be a suffix from an existing word.
REDUPLICATION is the process of forming a new word by
doubling a morpheme.
GO --> WENT is the case of phonologically conditioned
replacive allomorph.
FALSE