MORPHOLOGY | 2013 ClassWork Practice 2 NAMES: Willian Coro Alexis Ramirez Jorge Salazar INFLECTION EXERCISE 1

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Identify the inflectional affixes in each sentence. The term affix here includes both suffixes, like dreamed and infixes like swum, rode, rang. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. The flagpole stood in front of Main Hail Four pledges were initiated Shirley pledges to do her best The pledges shirt was torn The pledges shirts were torn We were discussing the editorial The novel was shorter that I had expected They waited at the dock Which is the longest route? Have you taken calculus yet? Jim played well in the second set The dealer weighed the poultry Would you mind repeating the question? The sheets were soon ironed She never locks the door flagpole pledges pledges pledges pledges discussing expected waited longest calculus, taken played dealer, weighed repeating ironed locks

EXERCISE 2 Add an inflectional suffix to each these words, which already end in a derivational suffix. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. reasonable formal organize purify purist reasons formals organizing purifying purists.

EXERCISE 3 Add an inflectional suffix to each of these words, which end in derivational suffixes, in the third column put any words you can think of that are formed by a suffix following the inflectional suffix you can add in the second column. 1. kindness 2. beautify 3. quarterly kinder beauteous quartet kindnesses beautician quartz

MORPHOLOGY | 2013 4. popularize 5. depth 6. pressure 7. arrival 8. orientate 9. friendly 10. funny 11. EXERCISE 4 population depths pressurized arriving orientated friendlier funnily popularity depthless pressurization arrivals orientation friendless funnies

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Identify the ings of the italicized words by these symbols V-al =verbal {-ing} N-al = nominal {-ing} Aj-al = adjectival {-ing} 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. It was a charming spot Aj-al = adjectival Jim lost both fillings from his tooth N-al = nominal It was located by a sweetly babbling book V-al =verbal It was exciting to watch the flight Aj-al = adjectival Old sayings are often half-true N-al = nominal from the bridge we watched the running water V-al =verbal that barking dog keeps everyone awake V-al =verbal he told a convincing tale V-al =verbal the shining sun gilded the forest floor V-al =verbal Matisses drawings are magnificently simple N-al = nominal A refreshing shower poured down Aj-al = adjectival The attorney made a moving appeal Aj-al = adjectival A moving elephant is a picture of grace V-al =verbal What an obliging fellow he is Aj-al = adjectival That was a touching scene

EXERCISE 5 Identify the inflectional suffixes in each word below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. princes princess findings friendlier shows weaver leaner satirize sputter brighten s ss ings lier s r er ze er en

EXERCISE 6 Divide these words into two groups: (1) those which undergo no change of the base allomorph in the plural e,g those, two, toughs, (2) those which have two forms of the plural e,g hoofs, hooves. The words are: grief, scarf, chief, truth, wharf, sheath, belief, wreath, wail, staff. One Allomorph two Allomorphs

MORPHOLOGY | 2013 Grief = griefs Chief= chiefs Truth= truths Sheat= sheats Belief= beliefs Wail= wails EXERCISE 7 staff= staffs, staves wharf= wharfs, wharves wreath= wreaths, wreathes

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Look up the plurals of these words in your desk dictionary. If there are two pluralizing allomorphs, write both. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. alumna formula opus appendix stratum hypothesis cherub apparatus medium stimulus memorandum virtuoso nucleus analysis stadium alumnae formulas opuses appendixes stratum hypotesis cherubs apparatuses mediums stimuli memorandums virtuosos nuclei analysis stadiums

EXERCISE 8 Relationship 1 2 3 4 5 6 Possession or belongingness Characterization or description Origin Measure (time, value, space) Subject of act Object of act Example Johns cat Mens coats Raphaels paintings An hours wait Johns flight (John flew) Eliots critics were many (they criticized Eliot)

Using the number above indicate the relation shown between the italicized possessive and its following noun. 1. We missed the other car by a hairs breadth 4

MORPHOLOGY | 2013 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. A wrens song floated through the window They were playing childrens games The police provided for Richards protection The boys jump saved his life The moons beams were brilliant that night Willards arrival was a surprise He has never done a days work She met Dickies father She was happy about Bobs winning 2 2 5 5 2 5 4 1 6

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EXERCISE 9 This is an exercise to investigate usage of the class in regard to the possessive {-s} in contrast to the of structure. You will be given pairs of sentences like this a The garages cement floor is cracking b. The cement floor of garage is cracking Anns car isnt a good machine. The car of Ann isnt a good machine.

If you would use only one of these, write only after the sentence containing that one. If you would use either without any particular preference write both in both blanks. If you would give preference to one but might also use the other write pref in the proper blank. (Give your explanations)

1a The buildings roof was blown off by the wind b. The roof of the building was blown off by the wind 2a The soldiers rifle had been thoroughly cleaned b. The rifle of the soldier had thoroughly cleaned 3a The lawns color had become brown b. The color of the lawn had become brown 4a We admired the dogs silky coat b. We admired the silky coat of the dog 5a The hats brim was torn b. The brim of the hat was torn EXERCISE 10

__________________ only both both __________________ pref __________________ pref only __________________

Write the feminine form (or erstwhile feminine form) of these words. 1. Paul 2. chanteur 3. protg Paula Chauntese protge

MORPHOLOGY | 2013 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. czar songster major heir equestrian angel emperor launderer proprietor waiter tricker czar songster major heir equestrian angel empress laundress proprietress waitress

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EXERCISE 11 Take a quick look again at noun and verb parading. Then, using membership in a paradigm as a criterion, classify these words as N (noun) V (verb) or NV (both noun and verb) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. drive compliment appear world agency agonize truck decide emotion book bird join end morning variety mother grammar melt note carve V NV V N N V N V N N N V V N N N N V NV V

MORPHOLOGY | 2013 DERIVATION EXERCISE 1

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The left-hand column contains ten words. The right-hand column contains thirteen derivational suffixes used to make nouns and having the general meanings of state conditional, quality, or act of. By combining these suffixes with the words listed, make as many nouns as you can. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Nouns: happiness shrinkage EXERCISE 2 Add a derivational suffix to each these words, which already end in a derivational suffix. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. reasonable formal organize purify purist reasonableness formalism organism purification purification friendship girlhood discovery truth paganism activity supremacy Words happy friend girl compose shrink active supreme true pagan discover * Noun-forming Derivational suffixes 1.-hood 2.-acy 3. -ism 4. -ness 5.- ment 6. -age 7. -y 8.-ation 9.-ship 10.- ity 11.-ance 12.-th 13.-ure

EXERCISE 3 Add an inflectional suffix to each of these words, which end in derivational suffixes, in the third column put any words you can think of that are formed by a suffix following the inflectional suffix you can added in the second column. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. kindness beautify quarterly popularize depth pressure arrival orientate friendly funny _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

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EXERCISE 4 Add a derivational suffix to the following words. Then after every word in both columns indicate its part-ofspeech classification by N (noun), V (verb), Adj (adjective), or Adv (adverb). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. break er desire ous conspire acy ideal false hood mouth iness sing er familiarize ation passion ate host ess novel ist day ness prohibit tion excel lent create ive vision ary real ity accept ation breaker N desirous Adj conspiracy N falsehood Adj mouthiness Adj singer N familiarization Adv passionate Adj hostess N novelist N dayness N prohibition N excellent Adj creative Adj visionary Adj reality N acceptation Adv

EXERCISE 5 Give the original words from which these clipped words were formed 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ad advertisement gas gasoline photo photograph memo memorandum Fred Frederick

EXERCISE 6 Indentify initialisms (I) or acronyms (A). What do they stand for? 1. WAC 2. MC (Look up emcee) 3. UNESCO 4. OK 5. AWOL 6. WASP 7. VIP 8. CD 9. DNA EXERCISE 7 Give the original of these blends A I A A A A I I I

MORPHOLOGY | 2013 1. 2. 3. 4. smog telecast motel splatter smoke+fog television+broadcast motor+hotel splash+spatter

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Give the blends that result from fussing these words. 1. 2. 3. 4. transfer + resistor = automobile + omnibus = escalade + elevator = squall + squeak = transistor autobus escalator squeal

EXERCISE 8 1. The noun greed is a back-formation from the adjective greedy. Write four pairs of words that constitute an analogy for the creation of greed. ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

2. In common use in English are the pairs revise-revision and supervise-supervision. From this analogy what is back-formed from television?___________________ 3. English has many pairs on the pattern of create.-creation, separate-separation and deviate-deviation. On this analogy what back formation would you expect from donation and oration? _______________and_________________ These verbs are back- formation. Write the from which they are back-formed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. housekeep housekeeper typewrite typewriter administrate administration resurrect resurrection baby-sit babysitter

Look up in your desk dictionary the following example of folk etymology and write the source of each in the blanks. Usually the reason for the change will be apparent 1. 2. 3. 4. female From Old French (femelle, diminutive of femme woman) carryall From French carriole. cockroach From Spanish cucaracha. It was folk etymologize cock+ roach hangnail From Middle English agnail . Old English anggl. Cognate with anguish and anger

Look up in your desk dictionary the following instances of antonomasia and write the original write the original of each in the blanks. 1. denim 2. cashmere From French (serge) de Nimes Named after Cashmere

MORPHOLOGY | 2013 3. tuxedo 4. limousine 5. guy EXERCISE C after country club at Tuxedo park N.Y. so called because worn by the shepherds of Limousin after Guy Fawkes

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In these words the base is italicized. After each word write the number of suffixes it contains.

organists 2 personalities 1 flirtatiously 2 atomizers 2 friendliest 1 contradictorily 1 trusteeship 2 greasier 2 countrified 2 responsibilities 2 EXERCISE D Each group contains a base and suffixes. Make each into a word. In each case, see if more than one order of suffixes is possible. en, live, -en ing, -ate, termin er, -s, -mor, -al, -ize ly,-some, grue ity, work, -able in, -most, -er marry, -age, -ity, -abil dom, -ster, gang ly, -ion, -ate, affect EXERCISE E (a) Add a derivational suffix to each these words, which already end in a derivational suffix. liven terminate moralize, moralizers gruesome workable inmost marriage gangster affection

reasonable __________________________________________ formal organize purify purist __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________

MORPHOLOGY | 2013 EXERCISE E (b)

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Add an inflectional suffix to each of these words, which end in derivational suffixes. beautify _________________________

popularize _________________________ depth pressure orientate friendly _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________