Flashcards on Derivational Morphemes: Changing Parts of Speech

Derivational Morphemes: Changing Parts of Speech Explained

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What is a derivational morpheme?

A bound morpheme that, when attached to a word, changes its meaning and often its part of speech (e.g., truth + -ful → truthful).

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Derivational morphemes

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Question: What is a derivational morpheme?

Answer: A bound morpheme that, when attached to a word, changes its meaning and often its part of speech (e.g., truth + -ful → truthful).

Question: Are derivational morphemes free or bound?

Answer: Bound morphemes — they must be affixed to other words and cannot stand alone.

Question: How does the suffix -ful change the word 'doubt'?

Answer: It changes the noun 'doubt' into the adjective 'doubtful'.

Question: What part of speech change occurs with beautiful + -ly?

Answer: The adjective 'beautiful' becomes the adverb 'beautifully'.

Question: Give an example from the content where a verb becomes a noun using a derivational suffix.

Answer: establish + -ment → establishment (verb → noun).

Question: Which suffix turns the verb 'teach' into a noun in the examples?

Answer: The suffix -er: teach → teacher (verb → noun).

Question: Which suffix turns the adjective 'bright' into a verb in the examples?

Answer: The suffix -en: bright → brighten (adjective → verb).

Question: Provide an example where a noun becomes a verb using a derivational morpheme.

Answer: fright + -en → frighten (noun → verb).

Question: According to the content, where are derivational morphemes typically added in English words?

Answer: They tend to be added or affixed at the end of words (suffixes).

Question: Activity prompt: How would you change 'expect' using a suffix and what part of speech change would that cause?

Answer: Expect + -ation → expectation, changing the verb 'expect' into the noun 'expectation'.

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