This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Morphology – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Morphology Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Refers to the bound morphemes that change a word's class or meaning e.g. suffixes such as-ful, -less, -able. A) Suffix. B) Plurality. C) Derivational morpheme. D) Inflectional morpheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Derivational morpheme. 2. Bonus Part 1:Which of the following lies within a country and is independent or ruled by another country. A) Exclave. B) Enclave. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enclave. 3. The meaning of the word 'centenarian' is ..... A) A person who tells people what to do. B) A person who at least 100 years old. C) A person who likes cents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who at least 100 years old. 4. What does "scrib/script" mean? A) To Say or Tell. B) To Watch or Look. C) To Write. D) To Bend or Curve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To Write. 5. What is the root word that means look or see? A) Ped. B) Spec. C) Dict. D) Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spec. 6. How do words mainly combine? A) Logical and systematic. B) Systematic. C) Morphology and syntax. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical and systematic. 7. Which of the following is a bound morpheme? A) Happy. B) Run. C) -ed. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ed. 8. In the phrase 'The quick brown fox', the adjective phrase is: A) Quick brown. B) The quick. C) The quick brown. D) Brown fox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quick brown. 9. The following in an example of a/an:Fikas 'strong'Fumikas 'to be strong' A) Suffix. B) Circumfix. C) Infix. D) Prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infix. 10. In biomimetics, people design things that imitate ..... A) Insects. B) Fur. C) Nature. D) Insects. E) Small animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nature. 11. Which of the following pairs of structures is most likely to be studied in comparative morphology to understand evolutionary divergence? A) The eyes of a human and the eyes of a squid. B) The beak of a finch and the beak of a parrot. C) The tail of a monkey and the tail of a kangaroo. D) The shell of a turtle and the shell of a crab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The beak of a finch and the beak of a parrot. 12. The alternate type of phyllotaxy is found in A) China rose. B) Calotropis. C) Guava. D) Alstonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China rose. 13. The following are major word formations, except ..... A) Suppletion. B) Blending. C) Compound. D) Reduplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blending. 14. Added to root morphemes or stems to derive new words. A) Bound Morphemes. B) Free Morphemes. C) Derivational Morphemes. D) Inflectional Morphemes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Derivational Morphemes. 15. Which word means not wise? A) Miswise. B) Unwise. C) Wise guy. D) Imwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unwise. 16. Bicarpellary ovary with obliquely placed septum is seen in: A) Aloe. B) Brassica. C) Solanum. D) Sesbania. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solanum. 17. Dog catcher, is a compound because ..... A) As both dog and catcher are complete word forms in their own right but are subsequently treated as parts of one form. B) As both dog and catcher aren't complete word forms in their own right but are subsequently treated as parts of one form. C) As both dog and catcher are complete word forms in their own right but aren't subsequently treated as parts of one form. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As both dog and catcher are complete word forms in their own right but are subsequently treated as parts of one form. 18. Being without a seat belt is ..... safe. A) Pre. B) Re. C) Un. D) Dis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Un. 19. What is the primary component of lead morphology in scientific studies? A) Lead compounds. B) Lead ions. C) Lead isotopes. D) Lead crystals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lead compounds. 20. Identify the word with an inflectional morpheme. A) Unhappiness. B) Rebuild. C) Dogs. D) Joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dogs. 21. Open class or content words are defined as A) The words that convey conceptual meaning. B) Words that do not carry conceptual meaning. C) Words that cannot be added to a language. D) Words that are open to interpretation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The words that convey conceptual meaning. 22. What is an example of a closed class (function) words? A) Conjuctions. B) Adverbs. C) Adjectives. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjuctions. 23. From the sentence below, choose the type of inflection.The food in restaurant A is worse than in restaurant B. A) Comparative. B) Superlative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparative. 24. What is the definition of the root photo (photosynthesis, photograph, photocopy)? A) Light. B) Teeth. C) Many. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light. 25. What does the root 'sol' mean? A) Far. B) Together. C) Alone. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alone. 26. Yang bukan merupakan hewan Ovipar adalah ..... A) Ikan. B) Kelelawar. C) Serangga. D) Ayam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kelelawar. 27. Refers to a bound morpheme that can be attached to existing words to create new ones. A) Prefix. B) Plurality. C) Suffix. D) Affix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Affix. 28. 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 a common evolutionary origin, analogous structures do not. C) Analogous structures have a common evolutionary origin, homologous structures do not. D) Homologous structures have the same function, analogous structures do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homologous structures have a common evolutionary origin, analogous structures do not. 29. I ..... agree with your attitudes. A) Un. B) Dis. C) Re. D) Pre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dis. 30. Which of these is the name for any trait that helps a living thing survive? A) Adaptation. B) Conservation. C) Pollination. D) Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adaptation. 31. What is the meaning of the word breakable? A) Without breaking. B) Not broken. C) Cause to break. D) Can be broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can be broken. 32. What does "dict" mean? A) To Say or Tell. B) To Say the Opposite. C) To Write. D) To Shape or Mold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Say or Tell. 33. 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. 34. Think about a volcano erupting.What does rupt mean? A) Mix. B) Break. C) Pour. D) Poke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break. 35. 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. 36. 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 changes the word's meaning, a suffix changes its tense. C) A prefix is used in compound words, a suffix in root words. 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. 37. 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. 38. Refers to an affix that is placed at the end of a root word. For example, -ity, -ment, -tion. A) Suffix. B) Tense. C) Affix. D) Prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffix. 39. In the word 'unhappiness', which part is the root? A) Unhapp. B) -ness. C) Un-. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happy. 40. It is a combination of parts of two pre-existing forms A) Clipped form. B) Blend. C) Proper Name. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blend. 41. What does the prefix 'semi-' mean? A) Fourth. B) Third. C) Half. D) Whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Half. 42. What does the morpheme 'graph/gram' mean? A) To read or interpret. B) To listen or hear. C) To speak or talk. D) To write or draw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To write or draw. 43. 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. 44. 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. 45. It refers to the change in the base form of a word (root or stem). A) Inflection. B) Derivation. C) Morphology. D) Morpheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inflection. 46. Reduced, discoid and underground stem is found in A) Ginger. B) Onion. C) Turmeric. D) Potato. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onion. 47. What is the main purpose of a leaf? A) To attract pollinators. B) It's where cellular respiration occurs. C) To absorb water. D) To collect sunlight for photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To collect sunlight for photosynthesis. 48. 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. 49. The process of word formation in "easy => ease" is ..... A) Back formation. B) Clipping. C) Blending. D) Derivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Back formation. 50. A suffix is ..... A) A word on its own. B) Attached to the end of a word. C) A part of speech. D) Attached to the beginning of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attached to the end of a word. 51. To look at different things to see how they are opposites would be to: ..... A) Contrarian. B) Contrary. C) Contrast. D) Counterbalance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contrast. 52. The prefix in-means A) Able to. B) Not. C) Can. D) Full of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. 53. What is the verb in the sentence:The clumsy horse trotted slowly down the track. A) Slowly. B) Horse. C) Clumsy. D) Trotted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trotted. 54. 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. 55. What does the prefix 'Bio-' mean? A) Life. B) Speak. C) Shape. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 56. Morphology determine the rules by which words are formed. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 57. Which prefix means around? A) Mega-. B) Circum-. C) Counter-. D) Exo-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circum-. 58. A process that removes a segment from certain phonetic contexts. A) Dissimilation. B) Assimilation. C) Metathesis. D) Epenthesis. E) Deletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Deletion. 59. The word "taken" is a ..... word. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 60. The free morphemes are divided into: A) Prefixes and suffixes. B) Affixes and content words. C) Content words and function words. D) Prefixes and function words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Content words and function words. ← 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