Faculty of Foreign Languages LINGUISTICS 2 – TEST 1 (sample)

NAME: Trần Thị Minh Huyền- 2011985 CLASS: AVK44B

(Note: You can use paper-based reference materials but are not allowed to take any
examples from the textbook)

Part 1: For each of the following words, identify the bound and free morphemes. Then
determine whether the bound morphemes are derivational or inflectional. (5pts)

Words Free morpheme Derivational Inflectional

morpheme morpheme

Example: fresh -en, -er -s/ ‘plural’

fresheners

1. magicians’ magic

2. dehydrators

Part 2: Find a word which has:

1. (1.25pts) prefix post-: ……postman………………………...
2. (1.25pts) prefix un- and suffix -ly: …………unfortunately…………………..

Part 3: Complete the following sentences with the right form of the word in brackets.
(2.5pts)
1. We shouldn’t bring any ………suits………………… costumes for the play. (suit)
2. I was surprised at the ………dramatize………………… changes in my hometown; it is
now very modern. (drama)
Part 4: Use tree diagrams to illustrate the hierarchical ordering of the morphemes in
the following words. (2.5pts)
1. rearrangements 2. anti-vaccination

Part 5: Identify the process through which the following words are formed. Write the
name of the process on the line provided. (2.5pts) (2 questions)
Eg. The word beg is derived from the word beggar. This is an example of backformation.
1. The word GTG is formed from the initial components of the phrase Got to go. This is
a/an …………acronym……………….
2. In the sentence I haven’t bathed for years, the verb bath is converted from the
noun bath. This is due to the process of …………backformation……………….

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