Morpheme Symbols

CHAT Quiz 1-4


1	In transcribing morphemes, identify the FALSE pairing of inflectional suffix and its function:
		progressive is indicated as "-ing"
		plural is indicated as "-es"
		past is indicated as "-ed"
		participle is indicated as "-en"


2	Which of the following is the corresponding function of the " -s' " inflectional suffix?
		plural
		possessive
		plural possessive
		none of the above


3	What is the function of the "-ment" derivational suffix?
		adjectivalizer
		diminutive
		nominalizer
		verbalizer


4	Of the following pairings of contractions and long forms, identify the FALSE one:
		"-'ll" is the contraction for "will"
		"-'has" is the contraction for "has"
		"-'nt" is the contraction for "not"
		none of the above


5	What is the meaning of the "pre#" derivational prefix?
		in favour of
		before
		after
		repetitive


6	Find the INCORRECT pairing of derivational prefix and its corresponding meaning:
		"un#" indicates reversal
		"mis#" indicates erroneously
		"ex#" indicates previous
		"dis#" indicates against


7	Identify the correct morphemicization for the following utterance: *MOT: Paul's going shopping with Mommy today right?
		*MOT: Paul-'s go-ing shop-ping with Mom-my to-day right?
		*MOT: Paul-'s go-ing shop-ping with Mommy today right?
		*MOT: Paul-'is go-ing shop-ping with Mom-my to-day right?
		*MOT: Paul-'is go-ing shop-ing with Mommy today right?


8	Which sentence below is CORRECTLY morphemicized?
		Lucy-'s house is just around the corner.
		Lucy-s' house is just around the corner.
		Lucy-s house is just around the corner.
		none of the above.


9	What is the function of the "-en" inflectional suffix?
		participle
		past tense
		progressive
		none of the above


10	Which of the following suffixes indicates the diminutive?
		-y
		-ie
		-ly
		-ity


11	Which of the following long forms does the "-'d" contraction indicate?
		would
		had
		does
		both A and B


12	Which of the following contractions indicates "am"?
		-'am
		-'m
		-'is
		none of the above


13	Which of the following pairs of suffixes indicate the possessive and plural possessive markers, respectively?
		-s' and -'s
		-'s and -s
		-s and -s'
		-'s and -s'


14	What do the "-er" and "-est" suffixes indicate, respectively?
		verbalizer and nominalizer
		nominalizer and verbalizer
		comparative and superlative
		superlative and comparative


15	Which sentence below is INCORRECTLY morphemicized?
		I-'m do-ing my laundry tonight.
		my dog bark-es loud-ly.
		let-'us go home early today.
		let-'s go shop-ing tomorrow.