MLAT Word Structure & Morphological Analysis 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

-tion

Answer

house

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run

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cat

Question 2

What is 'derivational morphology' primarily concerned with?

Accepted Answer

Creating new words by adding affixes that often change word class

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Changing the tense of verbs

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Making nouns plural

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Combining two complete independent words

Question 3

Which of the following pairs shows zero-derivation (conversion)?

Accepted Answer

email (noun) / email (verb)

Answer

happy / happiness

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book / booklet

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act / actor

Question 4

What does the Latin root 'port' mean in words such as 'transport,' 'portable,' and 'export'?

Accepted Answer

To carry

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To speak

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To see

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To write

Question 5

In morphological analysis, 'affixation' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Adding prefixes, suffixes, or infixes to a base word

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Only prefixes added to a root

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The study of verb conjugation patterns

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Combining two independent root words

Question 6

The word 'bicyclist' can be divided into which set of morphemes?

Accepted Answer

bi + cycle + ist

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bicy + cl + ist

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bi + cy + clist

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bicycl + ist

Question 7

Which of the following words is morphologically simple (contains only one morpheme)?

Accepted Answer

depth

Answer

teacher

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running

Answer

cats