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What are the two main functions of morphology in English?
What are the two main functions of morphology in English?
Morphology fulfils two main functions in English. Morphemes can be used to form new words or to inflect verbs, nouns and pronouns.
What is derivational morphology?
What is derivational morphology?
Derivational morphology is the process of forming a new word by adding a derivational affix, such as a prefix or suffix, to a base word.
What is the difference between derivational and inflectional morphology?
What is the difference between derivational and inflectional morphology?
Derivational morphology involves adding a derivational affix to create a new word, while inflectional morphology involves adding an inflectional morpheme to change the grammatical function of a word without creating a new word.
What are the inflectional morphemes in English?
What are the inflectional morphemes in English?
What does an inflectional morpheme do?
What does an inflectional morpheme do?
What is the difference between derivational affixes and inflectional suffixes?
What is the difference between derivational affixes and inflectional suffixes?
What is an example of derivational affixation?
What is an example of derivational affixation?
What is an example of inflectional suffixation?
What is an example of inflectional suffixation?
What is the origin of inflectional morphemes in English?
What is the origin of inflectional morphemes in English?
What is the function of inflectional morphemes in English?
What is the function of inflectional morphemes in English?
What are some examples of Anglo-Saxon derivational morphemes and their meanings?
What are some examples of Anglo-Saxon derivational morphemes and their meanings?
What are some common suffixes in English and their meanings?
What are some common suffixes in English and their meanings?
What are some examples of Latin prefixes and their meanings?
What are some examples of Latin prefixes and their meanings?
What are some examples of Greek morphemes and their meanings?
What are some examples of Greek morphemes and their meanings?
What is the difference between inflectional and derivational morphology?
What is the difference between inflectional and derivational morphology?
What is the function of derivational morphology in English?
What is the function of derivational morphology in English?
What is the origin of English's rich history and spelling system?
What is the origin of English's rich history and spelling system?
What is an example of a noun suffix in English?
What is an example of a noun suffix in English?
What is an example of a verb suffix in English?
What is an example of a verb suffix in English?
What is an example of an adjective suffix in English?
What is an example of an adjective suffix in English?
Morphemes can be used to form new words or to ______ verbs, nouns and pronouns.
Morphemes can be used to form new words or to ______ verbs, nouns and pronouns.
Derivational affixes often involve a change of ______.
Derivational affixes often involve a change of ______.
Inflectional suffixes never involve a change of ______.
Inflectional suffixes never involve a change of ______.
Inflectional morphology occurs with ______, pronouns and verbs.
Inflectional morphology occurs with ______, pronouns and verbs.
The inflectional morphemes in English are always ______.
The inflectional morphemes in English are always ______.
Inflectional morphemes change what a word does in terms of ______.
Inflectional morphemes change what a word does in terms of ______.
The plural -s and the possessive -’s are examples of ______ morphemes.
The plural -s and the possessive -’s are examples of ______ morphemes.
The comparative -er and superlative -est are examples of ______ morphemes.
The comparative -er and superlative -est are examples of ______ morphemes.
The progressive -ing and the past tense -ed are examples of ______ morphemes.
The progressive -ing and the past tense -ed are examples of ______ morphemes.
Inflectional morphemes are useful to highlight to students, as they are usually ______ the same way, and have a consistent meaning.
Inflectional morphemes are useful to highlight to students, as they are usually ______ the same way, and have a consistent meaning.
Derivational morphemes help us to create new words out of ______ words.
Derivational morphemes help us to create new words out of ______ words.
English has a rich history, including influences from Anglo-Saxon, as well as Latin (French) and Greek. Each of these influences have had an effect on the vocabulary and spelling of English, and these are reflected in the ______ morphemes (prefixes and suffixes), which can be grouped into different phases of English's evolution.
English has a rich history, including influences from Anglo-Saxon, as well as Latin (French) and Greek. Each of these influences have had an effect on the vocabulary and spelling of English, and these are reflected in the ______ morphemes (prefixes and suffixes), which can be grouped into different phases of English's evolution.
Anglo-Saxon derivational morphemes include high frequency prefixes such as: un-, dis-, a- and in- (meaning not as is unfair, dislike, amoral and inexpensive,) re- (meaning again as in reuse), mis- (meaning wrong as in misbehave) or fore- (meaning before as in forecast) and many others (de-, pre-, inter-, trans-, super-, semi-, anti-, mid-) and common suffixes such as: -er (meaning person who does verb as in teacher), -y (meaning characterized by as in smelly), -ful (meaning full of as in joyful), -ness (meaning state or quality of as in kindness), -less (meaning without as in tasteless) among others (-ment, -hood, -able/-ible, -en).
Anglo-Saxon derivational morphemes include high frequency prefixes such as: un-, dis-, a- and in- (meaning not as is unfair, dislike, amoral and inexpensive,) re- (meaning again as in reuse), mis- (meaning wrong as in misbehave) or fore- (meaning before as in forecast) and many others (de-, pre-, inter-, trans-, super-, semi-, anti-, mid-) and common suffixes such as: -er (meaning person who does verb as in teacher), -y (meaning characterized by as in smelly), -ful (meaning full of as in joyful), -ness (meaning state or quality of as in kindness), -less (meaning without as in tasteless) among others (-ment, -hood, -able/-ible, -en).
Latin prefixes include non- (non-existent), ex- (ex-wife), con- (meaning with as in connect), per-, mal-, bi- (meaning twice as in binary), co- (meaning together as in coproduce) (super-, circum-, intra-, contra-, counter-, extra-, intro- multi- ultra-) and suffixes include -ion (population), -ous (populous), -or (scholar), -ify (signify) or -ity (reality).
Latin prefixes include non- (non-existent), ex- (ex-wife), con- (meaning with as in connect), per-, mal-, bi- (meaning twice as in binary), co- (meaning together as in coproduce) (super-, circum-, intra-, contra-, counter-, extra-, intro- multi- ultra-) and suffixes include -ion (population), -ous (populous), -or (scholar), -ify (signify) or -ity (reality).
Greek ______ include micro-, photo-, -graph or -ology.
Greek ______ include micro-, photo-, -graph or -ology.
Words ending in the morphemes -acy (democracy), -ation (adoration), -er/-or (painter), -ess (mistress), -ity (solemnity), -ment (bewilderment), -ness (weakness ) and -ship (friendship), -hood (brotherhood), -ist (artist), -ism (socialism) tend to be ______.
Words ending in the morphemes -acy (democracy), -ation (adoration), -er/-or (painter), -ess (mistress), -ity (solemnity), -ment (bewilderment), -ness (weakness ) and -ship (friendship), -hood (brotherhood), -ist (artist), -ism (socialism) tend to be ______.
Words ending in morphemes -ise/ize (hospitalise), -ify (signify), -ate (populate) or -en (widen) tend to be ______.
Words ending in morphemes -ise/ize (hospitalise), -ify (signify), -ate (populate) or -en (widen) tend to be ______.
Words ending in morphemes -able (capable), -ed (bored), -ful (careful), -less (careless), -ish (childish) or -y (happy) tend to be ______.
Words ending in morphemes -able (capable), -ed (bored), -ful (careful), -less (careless), -ish (childish) or -y (happy) tend to be ______.
Finally, words which end in -ly tend to be ______.
Finally, words which end in -ly tend to be ______.
Although the above suffixes tend to be associated with particular word classes, it is always worth remembering that, in English, it is only safe to judge the class of an item when it has been seen in ______.
Although the above suffixes tend to be associated with particular word classes, it is always worth remembering that, in English, it is only safe to judge the class of an item when it has been seen in ______.
Inflectional morphology involves prefixation, suffixation or affixation.
Inflectional morphology involves prefixation, suffixation or affixation.
Inflectional morphemes always involve a change of class.
Inflectional morphemes always involve a change of class.
Inflectional suffixes can change the syntactic category of a word.
Inflectional suffixes can change the syntactic category of a word.
Inflectional morphemes can create a new word.
Inflectional morphemes can create a new word.
All inflectional morphemes in English are suffixes.
All inflectional morphemes in English are suffixes.
Inflectional suffixes can indicate tense.
Inflectional suffixes can indicate tense.
Inflectional morphemes are usually spelt differently and have an inconsistent meaning.
Inflectional morphemes are usually spelt differently and have an inconsistent meaning.
Derivational morphemes never involve a change of class.
Derivational morphemes never involve a change of class.
Derivational affixation can change the syntactic category of a word.
Derivational affixation can change the syntactic category of a word.
Greek morphemes include -micro, -photo, -graph and -ology.
Greek morphemes include -micro, -photo, -graph and -ology.
Is inflectional morphology used to create new words?
Is inflectional morphology used to create new words?
Do derivational morphemes always change the class of the word to which they are attached?
Do derivational morphemes always change the class of the word to which they are attached?
Do Anglo-Saxon derivational morphemes include the prefix -co as in cooperate?
Do Anglo-Saxon derivational morphemes include the prefix -co as in cooperate?
Is the suffix -ful always used to form adjectives in English?
Is the suffix -ful always used to form adjectives in English?
Do Latin morphemes include the prefix sub- as in submarine?
Do Latin morphemes include the prefix sub- as in submarine?
Do inflectional morphemes help us to create new words out of root words?
Do inflectional morphemes help us to create new words out of root words?
Do Greek morphemes include the suffix -able as in capable?
Do Greek morphemes include the suffix -able as in capable?
Do Anglo-Saxon derivational morphemes include the suffix -y as in smelly?
Do Anglo-Saxon derivational morphemes include the suffix -y as in smelly?
Are words ending in -ly always adverbs in English?
Are words ending in -ly always adverbs in English?
Is it always safe to judge the grammatical class of a word based on its suffix in English?
Is it always safe to judge the grammatical class of a word based on its suffix in English?
What is the difference between inflectional and derivational morphemes?
What is the difference between inflectional and derivational morphemes?
Which of the following is an example of an Anglo-Saxon derivational prefix?
Which of the following is an example of an Anglo-Saxon derivational prefix?
Which of the following is an example of a Latin derivational suffix?
Which of the following is an example of a Latin derivational suffix?
Which of the following is an example of a Greek derivational morpheme?
Which of the following is an example of a Greek derivational morpheme?
Which of the following is NOT a common noun suffix in English?
Which of the following is NOT a common noun suffix in English?
Which of the following is a common adjective suffix in English?
Which of the following is a common adjective suffix in English?
Which of the following is a common verb suffix in English?
Which of the following is a common verb suffix in English?
Which of the following is NOT a common adverb suffix in English?
Which of the following is NOT a common adverb suffix in English?
What is the difference between a derivational prefix and a derivational suffix?
What is the difference between a derivational prefix and a derivational suffix?
What is the function of inflectional morphology in English?
What is the function of inflectional morphology in English?
What is the function of inflectional morphology in English?
What is the function of inflectional morphology in English?
Which of the following is an example of derivational morphology?
Which of the following is an example of derivational morphology?
What is the difference between derivational and inflectional affixes?
What is the difference between derivational and inflectional affixes?
Which of the following is an inflectional suffix in English?
Which of the following is an inflectional suffix in English?
What is the origin of inflectional morphemes in English?
What is the origin of inflectional morphemes in English?
Which of the following is an example of an inflected verb in English?
Which of the following is an example of an inflected verb in English?
Which of the following is an example of a derivational suffix in English?
Which of the following is an example of a derivational suffix in English?
What is the difference between derivational and inflectional suffixes in English?
What is the difference between derivational and inflectional suffixes in English?
Which of the following is an inflectional morpheme in English?
Which of the following is an inflectional morpheme in English?
Which of the following is an example of an inflected noun in English?
Which of the following is an example of an inflected noun in English?
Study Notes
Morphology in English
- Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words and how they are formed
- There are two main functions of morphology in English:
- Derivational morphology: involves the creation of new words
- Inflectional morphology: involves the modification of existing words to indicate grammatical function
Derivational Morphology
- Derivational morphology involves the use of prefixes and suffixes to create new words
- Derivational affixes change the grammatical category of a word
- Examples of derivational affixes:
- Prefixes: un-, re-, non-, ex-
- Suffixes: -ful, -ness, -ment, -er
Inflectional Morphology
- Inflectional morphology involves the modification of existing words to indicate grammatical function
- Inflectional morphemes do not change the grammatical category of a word
- Examples of inflectional morphemes:
- Plural -s and possessive -'s
- Comparative -er and superlative -est
- Progressive -ing and past tense -ed
Differences between Derivational and Inflectional Morphology
- Derivational morphology creates new words, while inflectional morphology modifies existing words
- Derivational affixes change the grammatical category of a word, while inflectional morphemes do not
- Examples of derivational morphology:
- Creating a new noun: unhappy -> unhappiness
- Creating a new verb: run -> runnable
- Examples of inflectional morphology:
- Modifying a noun: cat -> cats (plural)
- Modifying a verb: run -> running (progressive)
Origin of Inflectional Morphemes in English
- Inflectional morphemes in English have their origin in Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek
- Examples of Anglo-Saxon derivational morphemes:
- Prefixes: un-, re-, non-
- Suffixes: -ful, -ness, -ment
- Examples of Latin derivational morphemes:
- Prefixes: non-, ex-, con-
- Suffixes: -ion, -ous, -or
- Examples of Greek derivational morphemes:
- Prefixes: micro-, photo-
- Suffixes: -graph, -ology
Functions of Derivational and Inflectional Morphology
- Derivational morphology helps to create new words out of root words
- Inflectional morphology helps to modify existing words to indicate grammatical function
- Both derivational and inflectional morphology are essential for language formation and communication
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Test your knowledge of lexical categories and morphological processes in English with this quiz. Explore derivational and inflectional morphology and learn about the different ways morphemes can be used to form new words or inflect existing ones. Practice your understanding of prefixation, suffixation, and affixation in this engaging quiz.
