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Word Formation and Analysis Quiz

Test your knowledge of word formation rules and analysis in human language with this quiz. From prefixes and suffixes to compound words and portmanteaus, see how many creative and productive words you can recognize and understand.

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Which of the following is the definition of morphology in linguistics?

The study of word formation

Which of the following is an example of a free morpheme?

crowdfunding

What is the difference between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme?

Free morphemes can stand alone as independent words, while bound morphemes must be attached to other morphemes.

What is the study of the internal structure of words called?

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

What is the difference between content words and function words?

<p>Content words carry the meaning of a sentence, while function words provide grammatical structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a bound morpheme?

<p>un-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of sound patterns in language called?

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

What is the difference between a morpheme and a phoneme?

<p>A morpheme is a meaning unit, while a phoneme is a sound unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a content word?

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

What is the study of sentence structure called?

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

What is the main characteristic of bound morphemes?

<p>They appear only in combination with other morphemes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a bound morpheme?

<p>un-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an allomorph?

<p>A morpheme that changes its sound but not its meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a root morpheme?

<p>A morpheme that carries the main meaning of a word and cannot be analyzed any further</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a free root?

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

What is a stem of a word?

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

Which of the following is an example of a bound root?

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

What are affixes?

<p>Morphemes that can't stand on their own and have to attach to something</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the plural form of English nouns?

<p>-s</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the indefinite article?

<p>-a</p> Signup and view all the answers

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