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Morphology – exercises 1. Divide the words into morphemes and classify the morphemes. Disinformation, unknowingly, likelihood, sweetener, technicalities, sharpener, inseparable, respectability, selflessness, realisation, reproductions, impartiality. 2. Identify grammatical morphemes in the sentences below. a) Have you seen the film showing the technology of silk production? b) If we want to make money, we need to work more productively. c) I do not buy these clothes for their fashionable looks, but for their practicality. 3. Underline inflectional morphemes in the sentences below. a) He is one of the country's most popular politician. b) She was surprised to receive so many presents. c) Who is going to be Jim's strongest supporter in tomorrow's debate? 4. Which of the following expressions is an example of a calque? How would you describe the others? 1. luna de miel (Spanish) – honeymoon 2. mishin (Jap) – machine 3. trening (Hun) – training 5. Identify the word-formation processes involved in producing the italicized forms. 4. Laura parties every Saturday night. 5. Tom was worried that he might have AIDS. 6. Zee described the new toy as fantabulous. 7. When I’m ill, I want to see a doc, not a vet. 8. I was a deejay before, but now I emcee in a nightclub. 9. He’s always taking pills, either uppers or downers.

6. Identify the elements involved in the compounds below: Cleanshaven bedroom crybaby haircut heartbeat wetsuit blackbird brainwas h catfish

hothouse house-sit well-dressed threadbare

leadfree madman ready-made seasick hovercraft

sunflower sunrise telltale watchdog

7. Which of the following words are borrowings and from which lgs they came? advantage assassin caravan cash child clinic cobalt cockroach crime have laundry measles physics pony ranch scatter slogan violent wagon yacht zero 8. What is the source of the following eponyms (words derived from names of people or places)? biro blurb boycott cardigan denim diesel fahrenheit nicotine sandwich saxophone watt

9. Look at the following words from the Enqlish lexicon and STATE what type of process was used in their for formation. [There may be more than one] 1. insane _______________ 2. NATO _______________ 3. tick-tock _______________ 4. jumbo _______________ 5. doubt _______________ 6. blitz _______________ 7. photo _______________ 8. bikini _______________ 9. to edit ________________ 10. nylon _______________ 11. booklet _______________ 12. motel _______________ 13. sari _______________ 14. love _______________ 15. employee _______________ 16. sputnik _______________

10. comment on the meaning and usage: b) interested / uninterested / disinterested c) moral / amoral / immoral d) childlike / childly / childish e) haired / hairy f) tasty / tasteful 11. what are the Latinated relational adjectives? a) hand – b) lip – c) mind – d) moon – e) sun – f) cat –

17 radar _______________ 18. sandwich _______________ 19. dorm _______________ 20. model _______________ 21. sushi ________________ 22. zigzag _______________ 23. robot _______________ 24. playboy _______________ 25. guillotine ________________ 27. mother-in-law _______________ 28. justice _______________ 29. xerox _______________ 30. to televise _______________ 31. stirfry ________________ 32 lab _______________ 33. guesstimate ________________...