MLAT Word Structure & Morphological Analysis

Question 1

What does the prefix 'un-' indicate in the word 'unhappy'?

Accepted Answer

Not or the opposite of

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Again or repetition

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Before in time

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Excessively or too much

Question 2

In the word 'autobiography,' which morpheme means 'self'?

Accepted Answer

auto-

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bio-

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-graph

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-y

Question 3

Which suffix changes a verb into a noun meaning 'one who performs the action'?

Accepted Answer

-er

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-tion

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-ness

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-ly

Question 4

What is the root morpheme in the word 'invisible'?

Accepted Answer

vis

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in-

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-ible

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invisib-

Question 5

How many morphemes does the word 'unbreakable' contain?

Accepted Answer

3

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2

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4

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5

Question 6

In morphological analysis, what is a 'free morpheme'?

Accepted Answer

A morpheme that can stand alone as a complete word

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A morpheme that always requires a prefix

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A morpheme found only in compound words

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A morpheme that changes a word's grammatical category

Question 7

Which word pair best demonstrates inflectional morphology?

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run / running

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happy / happiness

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teach / teacher

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nation / national