GNS 102 ( Q _ A )

MORPHEME AND THE WORD IN ENGLISH

1.The lexical item'length'is made up of____morphemes.

(a.) 1 (b.) 2 (c.) 4 (d.) 3

Ans.B {long} + {th}.

2.The lexical item'atheoist'is made up of____morphemes.

(a.) 4 (b.) 5 (c.) 3 (d.) 2

Ans.C {a-} + {theo} + {-ist}

3.The lexical item'carpenter has____morphemes.

(a.) 3 (b.) 2 (c.) 21/2 (d.) 1

Ans.D–it isn't divisible because its division has no semantic distinctiveness.

4. The word 'Brunch' is a_____type of word formation process.

(a.) Compounding (b.) Conversion (c.) Clipping (d.) Blending

Ans.D.(Breakfast + lunch)

5.______is the commonest of all word formation processses in which most languages enriches their vocabulary.

(a.) Affixation (b.) Coinage (c.) Eponym (d.) Borrowing.

Ans.D.

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