FORT Morphology and Word Study

Question 1

What is a morpheme?

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The smallest unit of meaning in a language

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The smallest unit of sound in a language

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A syllable that carries stress

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A word that cannot be divided further

Question 2

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

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book

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-tion

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re-

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-ing

Question 3

The suffix '-ness' in the word 'kindness' is best classified as which type of morpheme?

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Derivational morpheme

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Free morpheme

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Inflectional morpheme

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Phonemic morpheme

Question 4

Which of the following pairs correctly distinguishes inflectional from derivational morphemes?

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Inflectional morphemes mark grammatical features; derivational morphemes create new words or change word class

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Inflectional morphemes change the word's base meaning; derivational morphemes mark grammatical features

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Both inflectional and derivational morphemes always change a word's part of speech

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Inflectional morphemes are always prefixes; derivational morphemes are always suffixes

Question 5

A student encounters the unfamiliar word 'rewrite.' Which morphological strategy would BEST help the student determine its meaning?

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Identifying the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the base word 'write'

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Sounding out each letter individually

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Using context clues from surrounding sentences only

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Looking for a rhyming word that is familiar

Question 6

How many morphemes does the word 'unbelievable' contain?

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Four

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Two

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Three

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Five

Question 7

Which statement BEST describes why teachers should explicitly teach common prefixes and suffixes to students?

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Knowledge of affixes allows students to decode and infer the meaning of thousands of unfamiliar words

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Affixes help students memorize spelling patterns through rote drill

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Affix instruction replaces the need to teach phonics skills

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Affixes are only useful for reading poetry and literary texts