Morpho - Formation Flashcards
What is morphology?
The study of the structure and formation of words.
What are the two main types of morphemes?
Free morphemes and bound morphemes.
True or False: A free morpheme can stand alone as a word.
True.
Fill in the blank: A _______ morpheme cannot stand alone and must be attached to another morpheme.
bound
What is an example of a free morpheme?
Dog.
What is an example of a bound morpheme?
Un- in ‘unknown’.
What is the process of adding a prefix or suffix to a root word called?
Derivation.
What is the term for the smallest unit of meaning in a language?
Morpheme.
Define ‘inflection’ in morphology.
The modification of a word to express different grammatical categories.
True or False: Inflectional morphemes change the meaning of a word.
False.
What is an example of an inflectional morpheme?
-s in ‘cats’ to indicate plural.
What morphological process involves creating new words by combining two existing words?
Compounding.
What is the term for a word created by shortening an existing word?
Clipping.
What is a common example of a compound word?
Toothbrush.
Fill in the blank: The morpheme ‘re-‘ in ‘redo’ indicates _______.
repetition
What is the primary difference between derivational and inflectional morphemes?
Derivational morphemes create new words, while inflectional morphemes modify existing words for grammatical purposes.
What is the morphological process called that involves creating a word from the initial letters of a phrase?
Acronym formation.
True or False: Morphology is only concerned with the formation of nouns.
False.
What do we call a morpheme that carries a specific grammatical function?
Grammatical morpheme.
What is the term for a word that is formed by combining the initial sounds of a series of words?
Blend.
What is an example of a blend?
Brunch (breakfast + lunch).
What is the morphological term for the addition of an affix to a base word?
Affixation.
What does the suffix ‘-able’ indicate when added to a verb?
That the verb can be performed or is capable of being done.
Fill in the blank: The morpheme ‘anti-‘ in ‘antibiotic’ means _______.
against
What morphological process occurs when a word is formed by using a different form of the same root?
Ablaut.
What is the term for the process of creating a new word by transforming an existing word’s form?
Conversion.
