I. Decide whether each of these statements is true or false.
Write T or F on the blank
line. (1 pt)
1. There are 4 types of allomorphs in English: Additive allomorphs, subtractive
allomorphs, suppletive allomorphs, the zero allomorph.
2. English prefixes are usually derivational.
3. Affixation is the process by which an affix is subtracted to a base to form a new.
4. We might have more than one inflectional morpheme in some English words.
5. “lion” is a mono-syllabic word which is poly-morphemic.
6. “dis-” in “disconnected” is a class – maintaining derivational prefix.
7. A bound base is the morpheme which can never occur on its own but can only
be joined to other bound morphemes.
8. “contain” is a complex with one free form as an IC (C-FB).
9. “-ic” is a suffix which change the class of a word.
10. Morphological is the study and description of word structure.
II. Give the IC cuts for each of the following words: (0.5 pt)
1. Refertilized
2. Irrecoverable
III. Using the roots, prefixes or suffixes studied during the course, find the word in
column A with its meaning in column B and write them in the table below (1pt)
PHẦN NÀY CÁC BẠN XÁC ĐỊNH NGHĨA CỦA CÁC MORPHEME THÌ SẼ SUY
RA ĐƯỢC NGHĨA CỦA TỪ.
Column A Column B
1.Philosopher A. made or occurring after death
2.Convene B. thing in the way that either stop
progress or makes it difficult.
3.project C. a plan, draft, scheme, design
4.intramural D. intended for full-time students living
within a college.
5.degrade E. cause sb to be less moral / deserving
of respect
6.anitdote F. scholar, learned person, wise person
7.portage G. (cost of) carrying goods.
8.superabundant H. substance that acts against the effect
of poison
9.obstacle I. very abundant
10.post-mortem J. meet in the same place
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
IV. Complete the table below for the given words. The first one has been done
for you. (1 pt)
WORD COMPONENT CLASSIFIED MEANING USED IN
MORPHEME AS ANOTHER
(BB: bound
base,
FB: free base,
D: derivational
morpheme,
I: inflectional
morpheme)
1. vision
2.complete
3.did
4.produce (v)
5.wastage
V. Name the word formation process of each of the following words. (1 pt)
1. NASA
2. nylon
3.shampoo
4.sci-fi
5.Spam (n)
6.contraception
7.enthuse
8.televise
9.large pictures
10. Doorknob
VI. Classify each of the following words with these symbols: (0.5 pt)
S: Simple
C-BB: complex with two bound forms as IC’s
C-FB: complex with one free form as an IC
Comp: compound
1. inaccessible
2. apparatus
3. dissolve
4. bull’s eye 5. current
