FORT Morphology and Word Study

Question 1

What is a morpheme?

Accepted Answer

The smallest unit of meaning in a language

Answer

A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language; it may be a whole word or a part of a word such as a prefix or suffix.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

book

Answer

A free morpheme can stand alone as a word; 'book' is a complete, independent word, whereas the others are bound morphemes that must attach to another word.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Derivational morpheme

Answer

Derivational morphemes like '-ness' change a word's part of speech or meaning, turning the adjective 'kind' into the noun 'kindness'.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Inflectional morphemes (e.g., -s, -ed, -ing) indicate grammatical information such as tense or number, while derivational morphemes create new words or shift a word's part of speech.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Breaking the word into its prefix 're-' (meaning 'again') and base word 'write' allows the student to infer the meaning 'to write again' through structural analysis.

FORT - Wisconsin Foundations of Reading Test Practice Test

FORT - Wisconsin Foundations of Reading Test Practice Test

FORT Morphology and Word Study