This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Morphology – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Morphology Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Words that consist of only one morpheme can be termed A) Regular words. B) Simplex words. C) Complex words. D) Compound words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simplex words. 2. The standard petal of a papillionaceous corolla is also called A) Pappus. B) Vexillum. C) Corona. D) Carina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vexillum. 3. The words, such as kindergarten, pretzel, hamburger, iceberg, karaoke, and tsunami are the examples of ..... A) Acronym. B) Borrowing. C) Compounding. D) Blending. E) Clipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Borrowing. 4. BLENDING IS UNDER WHAT BRANCH OF LINGUISTICS? A) MORPHOLOGY. B) PHONOLOGY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MORPHOLOGY. 5. Which of the following animal pairs would be expected to have most similar embryonic development? A) Human and jellyfish. B) Horse and zebra. C) Polar bear and penguin. D) Iguana and shark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horse and zebra. 6. Identify the word-formation process:Philippine Statistics Authority $\rightarrow$ PSA A) Derivation. B) Acronym. C) Root creation. D) Clipped form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acronym. 7. Identify the number of bound morphemes in the text:Mary has two little sisters who are always the loudest when crying. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 8. Refers to words, typically nouns and verbs, which follow typical patterns grammatically. For example, to play is an example of a ..... verb as it uses typical suffixes to indicate tense e.g.-ed, -ing, -s. A) Plurality. B) Irregular. C) Regular. D) Root or stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regular. 9. In the phrase: "My mother has sent a letter", the noun phrases are: A) My mother/a letter. B) My mother has sent/a letter. C) My mother has/sent a letter. D) Mother/letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mother/a letter. 10. What is it called when prefixes or suffixes are added to a word? A) Inflection. B) Compounding. C) Derivation. D) Abbreviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Derivation. 11. What type of morphemes does the word "dogs" have? A) One free morpheme. B) Two free morphemes. C) One free morpheme and one bound morpheme. D) Two bound morphemes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One free morpheme and one bound morpheme. 12. What suffix is added to an adjective that turns it into a noun? A) Il-. B) -ly. C) -ness. D) Tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ness. 13. The leaf has a shiny, waxy cuticle around it to A) Increase the rate of photosynthesis. B) Attract more light. C) Control water loss. D) Stop carbon dioxide and oxygen gases escaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Control water loss. 14. These are not core discussion of morphology, except ..... A) Phrase. B) Meaning. C) Word. D) Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word. 15. In the process of ..... , parts of both bases or only of one base are deleted. The remaining parts combine. A) Blending. B) Truncating. C) Clipping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blending. 16. This root words means "do" A) Claim. B) Phobia. C) Act. D) Cred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act. 17. Which of the following structures are considered homologous? A) A bird's wing and a butterfly's wing. B) A human arm and a bat's wing. C) A fish's fin and a whale's flipper. D) A cat's paw and a dog's paw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A human arm and a bat's wing. 18. -ful A) Full of. B) Born. C) Earth. D) Step. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full of. 19. The Cloak of Invisibility was especially powerful. If the story was to be believed, it concealed its wearer so absolutely that even death itself could not find them. A) Honesty. B) Massiveness. C) Self-indulgence. D) Unable to be seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unable to be seen. 20. Notice the similarities of a shark and dolphin. If these similarities developed by common life experiences and not by common ancestry, which of the following vocabulary words would best describe them? A) Vestigial Organ. B) Analogous Structures. C) Homologous Structures. D) Embryological Similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogous Structures. 21. Statement I-In basal placentation, the placenta develops at the base of ovary and a single ovule is attached to it, example-China roseStatement II-In Parietal placentation the placenta forms a ridge along the ventral suture of the ovary and the ovules are borne on this ridge forming two rows, as in mustard and Argemone. A) Both statements are correct. B) Only I is correct. C) Only II is correct. D) Both statements are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both statements are incorrect. 22. What does the root "meter" mean? A) Measure. B) Money. C) Time. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Measure. 23. Comparative morphology can help scientists understand evolutionary relationships by comparing which of the following? A) DNA sequences. B) Behavioral patterns. C) Physical structures. D) Metabolic rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physical structures. 24. Free morpheme A) Cannot stand alone. B) Can stand alone. C) Can be a prefix. D) Can be a suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can stand alone. 25. What does the root spec mean? A) Under. B) Build. C) See. D) Breathe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) See. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesMorphology Quiz 1Morphology Quiz 2Morphology Quiz 3Morphology Quiz 4Morphology Quiz 5Morphology Quiz 6Morphology Quiz 7Morphology Quiz 8Morphology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books