Provides the fundamental semantic content of a word

4. How many morphemes does the word "antiestablishment" have?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
5. What is the main difference between free and bound morphemes?
A. Free morphemes are dependent and must be attached to another morpheme where as bound morphemes are independent.
B. Free morphemes belong in the open class and all bound morphemes belong in the closed class.
C. Free morphemes can stand alone, but bound morphemes have to be attached to a base morpheme/root.
6. The closed class is the functional categories which are not derivable.
A. True
B. False
7. Which is not an example of derivational morphemes?
A. Walk --> walked
B. Entertain --> entertainment
C. Move --> remove
D. Paint --> painter
8. Which choice shows an example of an inflectional morpheme?
A. Replace --> replacement
B. Reform --> reformation
C. Regret --> regrets
9. Which choice describes the basic properties of derivational morphemes?
A. Derivational morphemes are affixes which can change the meaning or parts of speech of words.
B. Derivational morphemes are affixes which change numbers or tenses.
10. Which is an example of using affixation to form new words?
A. Disappear
B. Storeroom
C. Blanket (v.) --> blanket (n.) --> blanket (adj.)
11. ______________ is a word formation process which you put existing words together to create new words.
A. Compounding
B. Conversion
C. Affixation
D. Clipping
12. Derivation rules can be applied only once to a stem to produce new lexical items (e.g. friend --> friendly).
A. True
B. False
13. Which of the following is an example of an inflectional morpheme in English?
A. Tall --> taller
B. Create --> creator
C. Write --> writer
D. Generate --> generator
14. How many types are morpheme?
A. Four.
B. Three.
C. Two.