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[1] The document contains a sample test with multiple choice and short answer questions about English morphology. [2] The questions cover topics like identifying morphemes, determining the number of morphemes in words, breaking down words into morphological components, forming new words through affixation, and analyzing ambiguous and novel words. [3] The test evaluates knowledge of key morphological concepts and terms like roots, affixes, bases, stems, immediate constituents, and morphological processes of derivation, inflection, and compounding.

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Sample Tests - Hoa Test A: Bound Morpheme Root Zero Allomorph Immediate Constituent Derivational Affixes

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SAMPLE TESTS - HOA

TEST A

I. Provide the term for each the definition below and give 1 example for each
1. A morpheme that cannot be uttered alone with meaning.
Bound morpheme
2. The morpheme that has the principal meaning in a word.
Root
3. An allomorph that makes no change to the original form of the word.
Zero allomorph
4. Any of the two meaningful units that form a larger unit.
Immediate constituent
5. Affixes that are added to a word to derive a grammatical form of the word.
Derivational affixes
6. The choice of allomorphs whose phonetic properties are similar to the
neighbouring sounds.
Phonologically - conditioned
7. The unit to which affixes of any kinds are added.
Bases
8. A type of irregularity that involves a complete change in the shape of the word.
Suppletion
II. Which of the following words has:
1 morpheme? 5, 8 2 morphemes? 3, 7, 9, 10,11

3 morphemes?1, 12 4 morphemes? 2, 4, 6

1. Inter-rup-tion 2. Dis-cover-i-es 3. Pesti-cide 4. Un-civil-iz-ed 5. Martyr

6. Im-mort-al-ity 7. Vision-ary 8. Grocer 9. A-sleep 10. Leave-s

11. Pre-face 12. Non-sens-ical


III. For each of the following words, identify the root, inflectional affixes,
derivational affixes, bases, and stems. Put an (X) in the box if there is none.

Word Root Inflectional Derivational Stem Base

Worried (a) worry x -ed x Worry

Pro-
Prospective spect x x Prospect
-ive

Pack
Packages Pack s -age package
package

Non- smoke
Non-smoking smoke x x
-ing smoking

IV. Draw the IC division

Unpredictably dethronements

Antidisestablishment impurity
V. Form news words by adding
a. 1 DA + 1 IA to “solid”:
solidtified_____________________________

b. 2 DA to “load”:
_unloadable____________________________

c. 2 DA + 1 IA to “fresh”:
refreshments_____________________________

d. 3 DA to “_struct_”:
_destructively____________________________

VI. Which of the following words is/ are ambiguous: meetings,


charming, friendlier, finding? Explain the way to choose it/ them.

Finding is ambiguous.

- Find + ing --> ing1 (present participle)

- Find + ing --> ing 2 (noun)

TEST B
I. Provide the term for each the definition below and give 1 example for each
1. Affixes that are added to form a word with a new word class.
Derivational suffixes

2. The minimal, meaningful unit that constitutes words or part of a word. morpheme

3. Any of the two meaningful units that form a larger unit. Immediate constituent

4. The part of the word to which a grammatical morpheme is added: Stem

5. The choice of allomorphs when a particular word is present. lexically - conditioned

6. The part that has the principal meaning in a word. Root

II. Which of the following words has _____ morpheme(s)?

1 3: un + break
poison unbreakable + able recurrent 3: re +cur+
rent
3: 3: dis + 3: beauti + fy
itchiness it+chi+mess discovery cover +y beautifier +er

1 4: con + struct
dinner 1 censor constructions + ion +s
2: silver
silversmith + smith

III. For each of the following words, identify the root, inflectional affixes,
derivational affixes, bases, and stems. Put an (X) in the box if there is none.

word Root Inflectional Derivational Stem Base


enclose,
enclosures close en-, -ure, -s enclosure
closure
dirtier dirt -er -y dirt
dirty dirty
place ir- ,re-, -able replace
Irreplaceable replaceble
miss sub-
submissive -ive
submiss

IV. Draw the


IC division

Uncivilized insensitivity

Busiest remarriage

V. Form news words by adding


a. 2 DA + 1 IA to “_fer_”: ________preferences______________

b. 2 DA to “collect”: ____uncollectable__________________

VI. All of the following words contain the “un_” part. By considering “_un”, put
these words into 3 different groups. Explain the way to arrange them.

Unfold unaffected unfasten unreadable uncle unfit uninstall unity


unfold, unfasten, uninstall: reverse an
action
unaffected, unreadable, unfit:
can not do the action
unity, uncle: noun
VII. Use morphological rules to explain whether “formizalers” (Which is
formed from 5 morphemes _al, _er, form, ize, _s) is a possible word or not.

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