Midterm. Final Exam. Introduction to Linguistics.

PCT
Test I. Multiple choices. Answer the letter only

1. Which morpheme in “spiritualized” has an inflectional function?

a. Spirit b. –ize c. –al d. –ed
2. The suffix –er in the words “swim-swimmer”, “paint-painter”, “jog-jogger” is a/an:
a. Derivational Morpheme c. Inflectional Morpheme
b. Free Morpheme d. None of the above
3. Bound morphemes that change the meaning and the lexical category of the words to which they attach
are called:
a. Inflectional b. Grammatical c. Free d. Derivational
4. It is the smallest linguistic unit that has meaning or grammatical function.
a. Prefix b. Phoneme c. Suffix d. Morpheme
5. Bound morphemes always attach to other morphemes and never exist as words themselves. They
always carry a grammatical function.
a. True, they cannot exist as words themselves but they carry a grammatical function.
b. False, they can stand alone and still have a grammatical function.
c. True, they cannot exist as words themselves but they do not have a grammatical function.
d. False, they do not have any grammatical function at all.
6. The suffix –ize in final - finalize is derivational because it changes the word from _______ to
_________.
a. verb-noun b. adjective-noun c. noun-adjective d. adjective-verb
7. The suffix –ness in mad-madness is derivational because it changes the word from _________ to
___________.
a. verb-noun b. verb-adjective c. adjective-noun d. noun-adjective
8. A morpheme that cannot occur on its own is ________
a. Derivational Morpheme c. Inflectional Morpheme
b. Free Morpheme d. Bound Morpheme
9. It changes the part of speech or the basic meaning of a word. Thus -ment added to a verb forms a noun
(judg-ment). re-activate means "activate again."
a. Derivational Morpheme c. Inflectional Morpheme
b. Free Morpheme d. Bound Morpheme
10. It express grammatically-required features or indicate relations between different words in the
sentence. Thus in Lee love-s Kim, -s marks the 3rd person singular present form of the verb, and also
relates it to the 3rd singular subject Lee.
a. Derivational Morpheme c. Inflectional Morpheme
c. Free Morpheme d. Bound Morpheme
11. If you divide computers into its component morphemes, the root word would be:
a. computer b. computers c. –s d. compute
12. “You should conduct a meeting with them. Be sure to show proper conduct.”.
a. noun; verb b. adverb; noun c. verb; noun d. verb; verb
13. What is the grammatical function of the affix –ish in the word “childish”?
a. Adjectival inflectional morpheme c. Verbial derivational morpheme
b. Nominal inflectional morpheme d. Adjectival derivational morpheme
14. How many morphemes are there in the word “disabilities”?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. none of the above
15. Which of the following words has an inflectional morpheme that has the same sound of the suffix of the
word “tapped”?
a. Walked b. tall c. Talk d. climbed
16. Which inflectional morpheme is used to form the comparative degree of an adjective?
a. –ed b. –s c. –ing d. –er
b.
17. Which inflectional morpheme is usually used to complete the plural form of a noun?
a. –ed b. –s c . –ing d. –er
18. Which of the following could be a derivational morpheme that changes a verb to an adjective, which
would mean it “can also undergo the action of the verb”?
a. –ity b. –able c. –un d.-re
19. What is/are the types of Morphemes?
a. Prefixes and Suffixes c. Dependent variable and Bounds
b. Contracted forms and Free d. Free and Bound
20. Example of verb + noun compounding…
a. Swearword b. Go-cart c. Scarecrow d. All of these
21. A morpheme that cannot stand alone but can be attached to another morpheme.
a. Free morphemes c. Bound morphemes
b. Base morphemes d. Plural morphemes
22. A morpheme that can stand alone and has a meaning on its own.
a. Free morphemes c. Bound morphemes
b. Base morphemes d. Plural morphemes
23. Which of the following the Noun+ Adjective compound?
a. Highchair b. Underarm c. Earthbound d. Chain-smoker
24. Identify the Bound morphemes of the word “Teacher”.
a. Er b. Teach c. Tech d. Cher
25. How many base words does “Procrastination” have?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
26. If heat : [i], then bat : __________
a. [ej]
b. [aj]
c. [з ]
d. [ǽ ]
27. The word that bears / ǽ / sound.
A. Idiot
B. Mean
C. Breakfast
D. Lip
28. The word that bears /ᴐ/ sound:
A. Mood
B. Wood
C. Using
D. Mop
29. The word that bears /dʒ/ sound:
A. Leisure
B. Wish
C. Change
D. Czech
30. The word that bears /æ/ sound:
A. Aardvark
B. Weight
C. Splash
D. Hare
31. The word that bears /eɪ/ sound:
A. contemplate
B. Sampling
C. Either
D. Ample
32. The word that bears / ᴐ / sound:
A. Enter
B. Eardrum
C. Locked
D. Adding
33. The word that bears /ʃ/ sound:
A. Church
B. Vision
C. Judge
D. Tuition
34. Which word has the same sound you hear at the beginning of “shark”?
A. Crab
B. Beach
C. Smash
D. Check
35. The word that bears the stop, voiceless, velar sound…[k]
a. Knees
b. block
c. Blade
d. storm

Good luck! Cheers!

Sir Geoff