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Year 9 Etymology and Morphology
Year 9 Etymology and Morphology
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What is a
suffix
?
A word part added at the beginning of a base word
A word that is formed by joining two or more words
A word part added at the end of a base word
A word that has the same meaning in different languages
2
What is a
root word
?
A word that has a similar sound to another word
A word that is formed by borrowing from another language
A word that combines with a prefix and/or suffix
A complete word that you can't break down any further
3
What does the Greek
prefix
"
intra
-" typically mean?
Before or in front of
Within or inside
Outside or beyond
Between or among
4
Which of the following words is a loanword from French?
Safari
Robot
Ballet
Karaoke
5
What does the term "
loanword
" refer to?
A word that has been derived from an existing word in the same language
A word borrowed from another language with little to no modification
A word that has a similar sound to another word but a different meaning
A word that has multiple syllables and is often used in poetry
6
What is "
morphology
"?
The study of how languages change over time
The analysis of sentence patterns and syntax
The study of how words are formed and structured
The study of word meanings and definitions
7
Which term refers to
the study of word formation
through the combination of
morphemes
?
Semantics
Phonology
Syntax
Morphology
8
What do we call the
units of meaning
we use to build the meaning of words?
Letters
Syllables
Enthymemes
Morphemes
9
Which word has a
Latin root
meaning "
to write
"?
Telepathy
Biography
Sociopathy
Geology
10
What is a
prefix
?
A word that comes after the main verb
A word part added at the beginning of a base word
A word that has multiple meanings
A word part added at the end of a base word
11
What does the
suffix
"-
able
" mean in the word "
comfortable
"?
Not
Pertaining to
Able to be
Full of
12
What is the
base word
in the word "
happiness
"?
Happy
Pin
Ness
Happen
13
What does the
prefix
"
inter
-" typically mean?
Outside or beyond
Between or among
Within or inside
Before or in front of
14
Which term refers to the study of
where
the words in any given
language
orginated from, and
when
they were added to it?
Etymology
Linguistics
Morphology
Phonology
15
How can knowledge of etymology and morphology help in expanding one's vocabulary?
By memorizing word lists, one can easily acquire new vocabulary
Etymology and morphology can improve our pronunciation and grammar skills
By grasping the etymology of word elements, one can decode word meanings
Etymology and morphology are not useful for learning new vocabulary
16
Which word has a Greek root meaning "water"?
Computer
Biology
Hydroplane
Telephone
17
What does the
prefix
"
pre
-" mean in the word "
preview
"?
Together
Before
After
Around
18
From which language did English
borrow
the words "karma," "yoga," and "guru"?
Hindi
Japanese
Swahili
Chinese
19
What is a "
base
" word?
A word that makes a deep low note and sounds really good on big speakers
A word you can't break down any further and can stand on its own
A word that is too cool to care what other people say about it
A word that you base your interpretations on
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What does the term "
etymology
" refer to?
The analysis of word meanings in different languages
The study of word origins and history
The examination of word pronunciation and phonetics
The study of sentence structure and grammar
