Linguistics exam 3 questions with
verified answers
what is the lexical category of the word "boss" in the following example?
She was really bossing us around.
a) noun
b) verb
c) adverb
d) adjective - correct answer ✔✔ b) verb
What is the lexical category of the word "friendly" in the following example?
She seems like a very friendly person.
a) noun
b) verb
c) adverb
d) adjective - correct answer ✔✔ d) adjective
Three of the following words have the same affix, and one word has a different affix. Select the
word with the different affix.
a) Greedy
,b) Dirty
c) Jealousy
d) Watery - correct answer ✔✔ c) Jealousy
Three of the following words have the same affix, and one word has a different affix. Select the
word with the different affix.
a) Rider
b) Colder
c) Actor
d) Scammer - correct answer ✔✔ b) Colder
Three of the following words have the same affix, and one word has a different affix. Select the
word with the different affix.
a) Friendly
b) Slowly
c) Intelligently
d) Happily - correct answer ✔✔ a) Friendly
Three of the following words have the same affix, and one word has a different affix. Select the
word with the different affix.
a) Inhuman
b) Inefficient
c) Incapable
d) Intake - correct answer ✔✔ d) Intake
, What type of morpheme is in- in the following example?
in-sincer-ity
a) root
b) prefix
c) suffix
d) infix
e) circumfix - correct answer ✔✔ b) prefix
What type of morpheme is -ity in the following example?
in-sincer-ity
a) root
b) prefix
c) suffix
d) infix
e) circumfix - correct answer ✔✔ c) suffix
What type of morpheme is "ive" in the following example?
attract-ive-ness
a) root
verified answers
what is the lexical category of the word "boss" in the following example?
She was really bossing us around.
a) noun
b) verb
c) adverb
d) adjective - correct answer ✔✔ b) verb
What is the lexical category of the word "friendly" in the following example?
She seems like a very friendly person.
a) noun
b) verb
c) adverb
d) adjective - correct answer ✔✔ d) adjective
Three of the following words have the same affix, and one word has a different affix. Select the
word with the different affix.
a) Greedy
,b) Dirty
c) Jealousy
d) Watery - correct answer ✔✔ c) Jealousy
Three of the following words have the same affix, and one word has a different affix. Select the
word with the different affix.
a) Rider
b) Colder
c) Actor
d) Scammer - correct answer ✔✔ b) Colder
Three of the following words have the same affix, and one word has a different affix. Select the
word with the different affix.
a) Friendly
b) Slowly
c) Intelligently
d) Happily - correct answer ✔✔ a) Friendly
Three of the following words have the same affix, and one word has a different affix. Select the
word with the different affix.
a) Inhuman
b) Inefficient
c) Incapable
d) Intake - correct answer ✔✔ d) Intake
, What type of morpheme is in- in the following example?
in-sincer-ity
a) root
b) prefix
c) suffix
d) infix
e) circumfix - correct answer ✔✔ b) prefix
What type of morpheme is -ity in the following example?
in-sincer-ity
a) root
b) prefix
c) suffix
d) infix
e) circumfix - correct answer ✔✔ c) suffix
What type of morpheme is "ive" in the following example?
attract-ive-ness
a) root
