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LING 103 Additional Exercises MorphologyMorphology: Additional Exercises 1Exercise 1. Underline the root morpheme of each word below.a. cellularb. unkindnessc. hospitalityd. playerse. sedativef. grandmothersExercise 2. Divide the following words into their component morphemes. Remember - each morphe...

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LING 103 Additional Exercises Morphology

Morphology: Additional Exercises 1

Exercise 1. Underline the root morpheme of each word below. a. cellular b. unkindness c. hospitality d. players e. sedative f. grandmothers

Exercise 2. Divide the following words into their component morphemes. Remember - each morpheme must be meaningful in itself and contribute in some way to the overall meaning of the word as it is in the list a. ability b. dandelion c. holiday d. morphemically e. inexplicability f. immolate g. morphemic h. plants i. pliers

Exercise 3. Underline all affixes in the following words a. haplessness

g. discourage

b. unkind

h. distinguish

c. kingdom

i. conceivable

d. mowers

j. raspberry

e. clover

k. amoral

f. whiteware

l. disengagement

LING 103 Additional Exercises Morphology

Exercise 4. For each of the morphologically complex words below indicate which morphemes are bound and free inflectional and derivational. Example: cats

cat free

–s bound, inflectional

a. discouragement

b. jokingly

c. nationhood

d. hospitalization

e. striven

f. internationality

Exercise 5. Analyse each the following words into morphemes that give the overall meaning in brackets (i)

unbuttoned (= ‘buttons open’)

(ii)

unbuttoned

(= ‘have no buttons’)...