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Exercises
1) Write the meaning of the italicized morphemes

cheapest
replay
antedate
rainy
impossible
malfunction

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2) Underline the bound morphemes in the

following words. It is possible for a word to consist
entirely of bound morphemes.

speaker undo
idolize dreamed
selective petrodollar
kingdom remake
intervene biomass

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3) Underline the bases in the following words.

Note that all the bases in these words are free
bases.

womanly enlighten
failure friendship
infamous befriend
lighten unlikely
subway endear

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4) What is the meaning of the italicized bound

bases?
▪ audience, audible, audition, auditory
▪ suicide, patricide, matricide, infanticide
▪ oral, oration, oracle, oratory
▪ aquaplane, aquatic, aquarium, aquanaut
▪ photography, xerography, biography, calligraphy
▪ corps, corpse, corporation, corporeal
▪ tenable, tenant, tenure, tenacious
▪ pendulum, pendant, suspenders, impending
▪ manual, manicure, manuscript
▪ eject, inject, project, reject

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5) Look up in your dictionary the meanings of the

bound bases italicized in the words below.

geo graphy -------------------------------------

bio logy -------------------------------------
biblio phile -------------------------------------
intervene --------------------------------------
comprehend --------------------------------------
recur --------------------------------------
inspire --------------------------------------
rodent --------------------------------------
portable --------------------------------------
rupture --------------------------------------

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6) Divide the following words into morphemes and

label each morpheme as a prefix, suffix, free base,
or bound base.

hypoallergenic
non-morphological
telephonic
overcompensation
reheatability
monomaniacal