SECTION 1: focus on morphemes
1) Look at the verbs below: what do you need to know about them if you want to be able to
use them effectively?
• to advise
• to inform
• to need
• to succeed
2) Focus on word class: how can you form adjectives and nouns from these verbs?
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE
to advise
to inform
to need
to succeed
2) Identify the morphemes in each of the above cases
3) Which are bound and which are free?
4) Identify the lexeme in each of the above cases
5) How do morphemes change language?
1) Look at the following words and identify features of inflection (classify them
according to number, tense, case or comparison)
2) Return to the words in the table above and identify features of affixation
SECTION 2 going beyond the morpheme
1) What else do you need to know about nouns and adjectives to be able to use them
effectively?
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Morphology
Worksheet One
Shorter, flew, bitten, trying, went, said, her, phenomena, she, sheep.
