Name: _______________________ MINI TEST 2 (31.05.

2017)
Class: D01 (48SS) Subject: MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX
Time allotted: 30 minutes
(Students are not allowed to use any materials during the test.)

I. Decide whether each of the following sentences is TRUE or FALSE.

1. The total number of words stored in the brain is called morphology.
2. Morphology is the study of the internal structure and the formation of words.
3. A morpheme is the smallest distinctive linguistic unit that can contrast words in meaning and in form.
4. The distinction between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme is whether it can be used independently in
speech or writing.
5. Compounding is one type of word formation by combining both free morphemes and bound morphemes.
6. Bound morphemes are always attached to free morphemes to form new words.
7. Coinage is a process of inventing words based on existing morphemes.

II. Complete the sentences.

1. __________ is the process that creates a new word by dropping a real or supposed suffix.
2. The smallest meaningful unit of language is called __________
3. __________ is the process that creates new words by putting together non-morphemic parts of existing words.
4. A __________ is the minimal distinctive linguistic unit.
5. The word multinationality has __________ morphemes.
6. __________ is a process that puts an existing word of one class into another class.
7. Free morphemes were traditionally called roots, and bound morphemes __________.
8. Smog is a __________ word.
9. Free morphemes were traditionally called __________.

III. Consider the following words and fill in the form.

WORDS ANALYZED NUMBER OF MORPHEMES FREE MORPHEME
Troublesome
Stepmother
Psycholinguistics
Understatement
Derivational
Utterance

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.
Column 1 Column 2
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.)

I. Decide whether each of the following sentences is TRUE or FALSE.

1. The total number of words stored in the brain is called morphology.
2. Morphology is the study of the internal structure and the formation of words.
3. A morpheme is the smallest distinctive linguistic unit that can contrast words in meaning and in form.
4. The distinction between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme is whether it can be used independently in
speech or writing.
5. Compounding is one type of word formation by combining both free morphemes and bound morphemes.
6. Bound morphemes are always attached to free morphemes to form new words.
7. Coinage is a process of inventing words based on existing morphemes.

II. Complete the sentences.

1. __________ is the process that creates a new word by dropping a real or supposed suffix.
2. The smallest meaningful unit of language is called __________
3. __________ is the process that creates new words by putting together non-morphemic parts of existing words.
4. A __________ is the minimal distinctive linguistic unit.
5. The word multinationality has __________ morphemes.
6. __________ is a process that puts an existing word of one class into another class.
7. Free morphemes were traditionally called roots, and bound morphemes __________.
8. Smog is a __________ word.
9. Free morphemes were traditionally called __________.

III. Consider the following words and fill in the form.

WORDS ANALYZED NUMBER OF MORPHEMES FREE MORPHEME
Troublesome
Stepmother
Psycholinguistics
Understatement
Derivational
Utterance

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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