This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Morphology – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Morphology Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Refers to a bound morpheme that can be attached to existing words to create new ones. A) Plurality. B) Suffix. C) Affix. D) Prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affix. 2. What is the main difference between homologous and analogous structures? A) Analogous structures have the same function, homologous structures do not. B) Homologous structures have the same function, analogous structures do not. C) Homologous structures have a common evolutionary origin, analogous structures do not. D) Analogous structures have a common evolutionary origin, homologous structures do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homologous structures have a common evolutionary origin, analogous structures do not. 3. I ..... agree with your attitudes. A) Pre. B) Re. C) Un. D) Dis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dis. 4. Which of these is the name for any trait that helps a living thing survive? A) Conservation. B) Action. C) Adaptation. D) Pollination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adaptation. 5. What is the meaning of the word breakable? A) Can be broken. B) Without breaking. C) Cause to break. D) Not broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can be broken. 6. What does "dict" mean? A) To Say or Tell. B) To Shape or Mold. C) To Write. D) To Say the Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Say or Tell. 7. Syntax is the study of ..... A) Word formation. B) How language is used to communicate within its situation. C) Linguistics Meaning. D) Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Word formation. 8. Think about a volcano erupting.What does rupt mean? A) Poke. B) Pour. C) Mix. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Break. 9. What does the morpheme 'super-' mean? A) Below or under. B) Above or over. C) Equal to. D) Beside or near. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above or over. 10. What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix? A) A prefix is added to the beginning of a word, a suffix to the end. B) A prefix is used in compound words, a suffix in root words. C) A prefix changes the word's meaning, a suffix changes its tense. D) A prefix is added to the end of a word, a suffix to the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A prefix is added to the beginning of a word, a suffix to the end. 11. Choose the correct morpheme(s) of the word 'fly'. A) Free. B) Bound. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Free. 12. Refers to an affix that is placed at the end of a root word. For example, -ity, -ment, -tion. A) Affix. B) Suffix. C) Prefix. D) Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suffix. 13. In the word 'unhappiness', which part is the root? A) Unhapp. B) Happy. C) Un-. D) -ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happy. 14. It is a combination of parts of two pre-existing forms A) Acronym. B) Blend. C) Proper Name. D) Clipped form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blend. 15. What does the prefix 'semi-' mean? A) Half. B) Third. C) Fourth. D) Whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Half. 16. What does the morpheme 'graph/gram' mean? A) To write or draw. B) To listen or hear. C) To read or interpret. D) To speak or talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write or draw. 17. The morphological expression of grammatical information and categories is termed inflection. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. What has more 'tillers', direct seeding or transplanting seedlings? A) Direct seeding. B) Transplanting seedlings. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transplanting seedlings. 19. It refers to the change in the base form of a word (root or stem). A) Morphology. B) Inflection. C) Morpheme. D) Derivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inflection. 20. Reduced, discoid and underground stem is found in A) Turmeric. B) Onion. C) Potato. D) Ginger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onion. 21. What is the main purpose of a leaf? A) To collect sunlight for photosynthesis. B) To attract pollinators. C) It's where cellular respiration occurs. D) To absorb water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To collect sunlight for photosynthesis. 22. What do the words inspect, perspective, spectacles, spectator have in common? A) A root. B) A prefix. C) A syllable. D) A suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A root. 23. The process of word formation in "easy => ease" is ..... A) Derivation. B) Clipping. C) Blending. D) Back formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Back formation. 24. A suffix is ..... A) Attached to the end of a word. B) Attached to the beginning of a word. C) A part of speech. D) A word on its own. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attached to the end of a word. 25. To look at different things to see how they are opposites would be to: ..... A) Counterbalance. B) Contrast. C) Contrary. D) Contrarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast. 26. The prefix in-means A) Full of. B) Able to. C) Can. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not. 27. What is the verb in the sentence:The clumsy horse trotted slowly down the track. A) Trotted. B) Clumsy. C) Slowly. D) Horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trotted. 28. MOTEL es un ejemplo de un compound. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 29. Bound morphemes: A) Can be used alone or can stand alone, independently, e.g. act, worth. B) Must be attached to some other morpheme or morphemes; they cannot stand alone and do not exist as independent words .,. C) Often morphemes which fulfill the same function have slightly different forms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must be attached to some other morpheme or morphemes; they cannot stand alone and do not exist as independent words .,. 30. What does the prefix 'Bio-' mean? A) Shape. B) Sound. C) Life. D) Speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesMorphology Quiz 1Morphology Quiz 2Morphology Quiz 3Morphology Quiz 4Morphology Quiz 5Morphology Quiz 6Morphology Quiz 7Morphology Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books