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Understanding Morphemes: A Week 1 Guide

This assignment focuses on the study of morphemes, requiring students to differentiate between morphemes, phonemes, syllables, and words, and to provide examples. It includes practical exercises for analyzing, decomposing, and identifying morphemes in various words and sentences. Additionally, it covers reading comprehension questions about free and bound morphemes and the concept of allomorphs.

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Understanding Morphemes: A Week 1 Guide

This assignment focuses on the study of morphemes, requiring students to differentiate between morphemes, phonemes, syllables, and words, and to provide examples. It includes practical exercises for analyzing, decomposing, and identifying morphemes in various words and sentences. Additionally, it covers reading comprehension questions about free and bound morphemes and the concept of allomorphs.

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MORPHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT

WEEK 1 - MORPHEMES

Section 1: Definition and Explanation (2pts)


Write a small passage (minimum 100 words) on the differences between morphemes,
phonemes, syllables, and words. Provide examples to illustrate your points.

Section 2: Practical Application Exercises (6pts)


1. Morphemes Analysis (2pts)
Analyze the morphemes in the given words below using the three criteria for identifying
morphemes. For each morpheme, classify it as divisible (can be further divided into
smaller morphemes) or indivisible (cannot be divided further).
Provide a brief explanation for your choice based on the criteria.
a) Kindness
b) Straight
c) Strengthened
d) Thoughtful
2. Morpheme Decomposition (2pts)
Break down the following words into their morphemes. Indicate which morphemes are
lexical and which are grammatical:
a) Unbelievable
b) Misunderstanding
c) Friendliness
d) Restarted
3. Morpheme Identification (2pts)
Read the following small paragraph and underline/ highlight five words (of your choice)
with more than one morpheme and separate these into individual morphemes.
"The unstoppable runner overtook the competition and performed exceptionally well.
His dedication and resilience were unmatched. However, his opponents underestimated
his determination."
Section 3: Reading Comprehension Exercises (2pts)
1. Define the following types of morphemes and provide one example for each:
a) Free morpheme
b) Bound morpheme
2. What is an allomorph, and how is it related to morphemes?
THE END./

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