EXERCISE 5: Circle the correct answer in the following multiple choice questions

1. The study of word structure is done in
a) Phonology
b) Syntax
c) Phonetics
d) Morphology

2. The association between the sound of a word and its meanings is purely ----------------
a) Controversial
b) Conditional
c) Central
d) Conventional

3. Suppletion occurs when a lexeme is represented by two or more ---------------- roots.
a) Different
b) Similar
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above

4. When we derive one word from another, we ----------------
a) Change its class, for example, from being a Verb into a Noun
b) Change its tense, for example , from being Past into Present
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

5. Roots are ----------------
a) NOT always free
b) Always free
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

6. ---------------- is a morpheme that makes the most significant contribution to a word's meaning.
a) The phoneme
b) The derivational morpheme
c) The inflectional morpheme
d) The root