Bài giảng Tiếng Anh - Exercises on Morphology - Trương Văn Ánh

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1. Exercises on Morphology Trương Văn Ánh Trường Đại học Sài Gòn
2. Choose the correct answer. 1. The study of the construction of words out of morphemes A. morphemes B. morphology 2. Smallest linguistic unit that has meaning or grammatical function. A. bound morpheme B. free morpheme C. morphemes D. derivational morphemes
3. 3. Free morphemes can stand alone as words. A. True B. False 4. Bound morphemes always attach to other morphemes, never existing as words themselves. They always carry a grammatical function. A. True B. False 5. Morphemes that carry a semantic content as opposed to performing a grammatical function A. Function morphemes B. Content morphemes
4. 6. An affix that attaches to the end of a stem; in English, suffixes may be inflectional or derivational. A. Prefix B. Suffix C. Affix 7. Bound morphemes that change the meaning or syntactic function of the words to which they attach A. Prefix B. Suffix C. Affix
5. 8. An affix that attaches to the beginning of a stem A. Prefix B. Suffix C. Affix 9. Morphemes that provide information about the grammatical relationships of words A. Content morphemes B. Function morphemes 10. Morphemes that change the meaning or lexical category of the words to which they attach A. Derivational morphemes B. Inflectional morphemes
6. 11. Morphemes that serve a purely grammatical function, never creating a new word but only a different form of the same word A. Derivational morphemes B. Inflectional morphemes 12. Nondistinctive realizations of a particular morpheme that have the same function and are phonetically similar A. phoneme B. Allophone C. Allomorph D. alternate morpheme 13. -ed- He washed the car. A. Inflectional morphemes B. Derivational morphemes
7. 14. -s- He walks to school. A. Inflectional morphemes B. Derivational morphemes 15. -tion- Radiation leaked out of the plant. A. Inflectional morphemes B. Derivational morphemes 16. -ing- She is studying everyday. A. Inflectional morphemes B. Derivational morphemes 17. -ly- Slowly, he ambled down the street. A. Inflectional morphemes B. Derivational morphemes
8. 18. -al- They occur at the margin of a word, after any derivational morphemes. A. Inflectional morphemes B. Derivational morphemes 19. -est- That is the biggest fish I have ever seen. A. Inflectional morphemes B. Derivational morphemes 20. -th- I could feel the warmth of the fire. A. Inflectional morphemes B. Derivational morphemes
9. Choose the correct answer. 1. -ize -: finalºfinalize is derivational because it changes the word A. verb ºnoun B. nounºadjective C. verbºadjective D. nounºverb E. adjectiveºnoun F. adjectiveºverb
10. 2. -ness - sadºsadness is derivational because it changes the word A. verb ºnoun B. nounºadjective C. verbºadjective D. nounºverb E. adjectiveºnoun F. adjectiveºverb
11. 3. -re- fundºrefund is derivational because it changes the word A. verb ºnoun B. nounºadjective C. verbºadjective D. nounºverb E. adjectiveºnoun F. adjectiveºverb
12. 4. -ive - describeºdescriptive is derivational because it changes the word A. verb ºnoun B. nounºadjective C. verbºadjective D. nounºverb E. adjectiveºnoun F. adjectiveºverb
13. 5. -en - gold is expensiveºthe golden years is derivational because it changes the word A. verb ºnoun B. nounºadjective C. verbºadjective D. nounºverb E. adjectiveºnoun F. adjectiveºverb
14. 6. -al- rationºrational is derivational because it changes the word A. verb ºnoun B. nounºadjective C. verbºadjective D. nounºverb E. adjectiveºnoun F. adjectiveºverb
15. 7. If you divide Americanize into its component morphemes, the root would be A. America B. American C. ameri- D. merit 8. If you divide Computers into its component morphemes, the root would be A. computer B. -s- C. computers D. compute
16. 9. If you divide component into its component morphemes, the root would be A. compone B. comp- C. -nent D. component 10. If you divide isolated into its component morphemes, the root would be A. isolation B. isolate C. isolated D. isola-
17. 11. Which morpheme in the experiment's has an inflectional function? A. -'s B. -ment C. -ex D. -peri 12. Which morpheme in is dehumidifying has an inflectional function? A. -de B. -ify C. -id D. -ing
18. 13. Which morpheme in has rationalized has an inflectional function? A. ration B. -al C. -ize D. -ed 14. Which morpheme in is swimming has an inflectional function? A. swim B. -ming C. -ing
19. 15. Which morpheme in "is being spiritualized" has an inflectional function? A. spirit B. -al C. -ize D. -ed 16. Indonesian: rumah [rumah] house [rumahrumah] houses [ibu] mother [ibuibu] mothers [lalat] fly [lalatlalat] flies -rumah, -ibu, lalat is A. derivational B. inflectional
20. 17. English -er rideºrider readºreader jogºjogger -er is A. derivational B. inflectional 18. English -er bigºbigger tallºtaller smallºsmaller -er is A. derivational B. inflectional
21. 19. Spanish amos hablarºhablamos to speakºwe speak estarºestamos to beºwe are comprarºcompramos to buyºwe buy mirarºmiramos to lookºwe look -amos is A. derivational B. inflectional
22. 20. Russian -scik [mebel] furniture [mebelscik] furniture maker [beton] concrete [betonscik] concrete worker -scik is A. derivational B. inflectional
23. Explain why a and an are two allomorphs of the same morpheme.
24. Answer: A and an have the same meaning, which is “one”; and they are in complementary distribution: a occurs before consonant sounds, and an occurs before vowel sounds. Therefore, they are two allomorphs of the same morpheme.
25. Identify the allomorphs of the inflectional verb past simple morpheme (-D1) in the verb be. How are they conditioned?
26. Answer: The verb be conjugated in the past simple has two morphologically conditioned suppletive allomorphs: was and were: was occurs with the first person and the third person singular; were occurs with the first person and the third person plural and the second person both plural and singular.
27. Indicate whether each italicized expression is a compound word (Cd) or a grammatical structure (Gs). Pay no attention to hyphens or spaces, for these are deceptive: 1. Jim’s new car is a hardtop. ___ 2. This jar has a rather hard top. ___ 3. It was a jack-in-the-box. ___ 4. There was a plant in the box. ___ 5. A hót dòg is not a hòt dóg. ___ 6. He has a dog in the manger attitude. ___
28. 7. She has a strong hold on him. ___ 8. She has a stronghold in the Women’s Club. ___ 9. George found his father-in-law. ___ 10. George found his father in trouble. ___ 11. They bought it on the black market. ___ 12. The electricity went off, and we were caught in a black completely lightless, market. ___ 13. Agatha is a desígning teàcher. ___ 14. Agatha is a desìgning teácher. ___
29. For a view of the three classes of words, identify the following items with these symbols: S simple word Cx Complex word Cd Compound word Gs Grammatical structure Make the IC cuts for Cx and Cd. 1. Shárpshòoter ___ 2. Shàrp shóoter ___
30. 3. act ___ 4. react ___ 5. rattlesnake ___ 6. passbook ___ 7. apparatus ___ 8. glowworm ___ 9. import ___ 10. ripcord ___ 11. unearth ___ 12. stick-in-the-mud ___
31. State whether the following groups of words are compounds or free word-groups, making use of different criteria: 1. Sweet voice 2. Sweet potato 3. White coffee 4. white-wash 5. White house 6. Hígh-prèssure
32. 7. Hìgh tíme 8. Rèd méat 9. Red eyes 10. Red tap 11. Réd Cròss 12. Gold fish 13. Góld rìng 14. Gólden Àges 15. Golden wedding (50th)
33. Good luck!