Free vs Bound Morphemes Quiz

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<p>analyzed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>stem</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Morphemes are the minimal units of words that cannot be subdivided further.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Free morphemes can stand alone as single, independent words, while bound morphemes only appear in combination with other morphemes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Allomorphs are different forms of the same morpheme that have variations in sound or spelling but not meaning, such as the plural form -s of English nouns pronounced as [s], [z] or [iz].</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A root morpheme is the main morpheme that carries the meaning of a word and cannot be analyzed any further, while a bound root cannot stand alone as a word and is usually of Greek or Latin origin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The stem of a word is found by removing all the inflectional suffixes, but leaving any derivational affixes in place, while a root is any single morpheme which is not an affix.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A derivational affix changes the meaning of a word while an inflectional affix changes its grammatical function</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A free root can stand alone as a word while a bound root cannot</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Different forms of a morpheme that have the same meaning but are pronounced or spelled differently depending on the context</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>-ment as in management</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A content word carries the main meaning of a sentence while a function word serves a grammatical purpose</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Free morphemes can occur on their own without any morphemes attached, while bound morphemes only appear in combination with other morphemes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Different forms of a morpheme that have the same meaning but appear in different environments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>liber in liberty</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A root morpheme carries the main meaning of a word and cannot be analyzed any further, while an affix cannot stand on its own and must attach to something.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The form of a word found by removing all the inflectional suffixes, but leaving any derivational affixes in place.</p> Signup and view all the answers