2017)
Class: D01 (48SS) Subject: MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX
Time allotted: 30 minutes
(Students are not allowed to use any materials during the test.)
IV. Match the words underlined in Column A with the types of English word formation in column B. And put the
letter you choose in the bracket before the sentence.
1. This vet is very famous in the town. a. Conversion
2. This classroom is large and bright.. b. Derivation
3. He is watering flowers. C. Blending
4. Orlon is a kind of cloth material. d. Backformation
5. Watt is the measurement unit of electricity. e. Acronym
6. EEC is an important organization in the world. f. Compounding
7. An editor is a person who edits a newspaper. g. Coinage
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8. The road was enlarged last year. h. Eponym
9. Some young people have brunch quite often. i. Clipping
V. Identify the component morpheme(s) of each word. How many morphemes does each word contain? If there
are affixes, what are the meanings or functions of the affixes? For words with affixes, give examples of two other
words that have the same affix.
a) stupidity:
* has two morphemes: stupidity= stupid + -ity
* Stupid is an adjective. -ity changes it into a noun that names the quality designated by the noun.
Examples: clarity, profanity
b) unreliable g) sleeping l) management
c) classroom h) disinfectant m) painters
d) ugly i) magazine n) deforms
e) unfairly j) sandwich o) husbands
f) paper k) misbehaved
VI. All of these words have the same suffix, -ify. This suffix creates verbs with the meaning "to give something the
quality named by the root." There is something different about the roots of the second column. What is it? To find
the answer, take off the suffix of all ten words and see what's left.
Note: adding this suffix to a word that ends in 'e' requires removing the 'e.' Note that that makes no difference in
the pronunciation.
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classify specify
solidify identify
personify mollify
purify deify
falsify ratify
VII. All of the following words end in 'er'. Is 'er' a morpheme in all of the words? Is it the same morpheme in all of
the words? Provide proof of your answers.
To do a morphological proof, you must (1) point out which elements of the word you believe to be morphemes; (2)
prove their morphemehood: first, give the meaning of each morpheme you find in the word and, second, for bound
morphemes, give at least two more examples of words that contain the same bound morpheme with the same
meaning.
Words:
taller, river, shorter, farmer, either, smarter, caller, painter, finger, sweeter, other, never, teacher, cover
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Name: _______________________ MINI TEST 2 (31.05.2017)
Class: D03 (46 SS) Subject: MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX
Time allotted: 30 minutes
(Students are not allowed to use any materials during the test.)
IV. Match the words underlined in Column A with the types of English word formation in column B. And put the
letter you choose in the bracket before the sentence.
1. Most children like drinking Coca-cola. a. Conversion
2. UNESCO is a branch United Nations. b. Derivation
3. The police machineguned the gang. c. Blending
4. I like sandwiches very much. d. Backformation
5. There are a lot of fruits in the fridge. e. Acronym
6. Infotech is popular nowadays. f. Compounding
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7. An editor is a person who edits a newspaper. g. Coinage
8. His stepmother is very kind to him. h. Eponym
9. The street was widened last year. i. Clipping
V. Identify the component morpheme(s) of each word. How many morphemes does each word contain? If there
are affixes, what are the meanings or functions of the affixes? For words with affixes, give examples of two other
words that have the same affix.
a) stupidity:
* has two morphemes: stupidity= stupid + -ity
* Stupid is an adjective. -ity changes it into a noun that names the quality designated by the noun.
Examples: clarity, profanity
b) unreliable g) sleeping l) management
c) classroom h) disinfectant m) painters
d) ugly i) magazine n) deforms
e) unfairly j) sandwich o) husbands
f) paper k) misbehaved
VI. All of these words have the same suffix, -ify. This suffix creates verbs with the meaning "to give something the
quality named by the root." There is something different about the roots of the second column. What is it? To find
the answer, take off the suffix of all ten words and see what's left.
Note: adding this suffix to a word that ends in 'e' requires removing the 'e.' Note that that makes no difference in
the pronunciation.
Column 1 Column 2
classify specify
solidify identify
personify mollify
purify deify
falsify ratify
VII. All of the following words end in 'en'. Is 'en' a morpheme in all of the words? Is it the same morpheme in all of
the words? Provide proof of your answers.
To do a morphological proof, you must (1) point out which elements of the word you believe to be morphemes; (2)
prove their morphemehood: first, give the meaning of each morpheme you find in the word and, second, for bound
morphemes, give at least two more examples of words that contain the same bound morpheme with the same
meaning.
Words:
soften, broken, taken, even, whiten, often, eaten, sudden, widen, harden, open, deepen, oven
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