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WORK SHEET 4
MORPHOLOGY 2020
NAME:
STUDENT NUMBER:

INFLECTIONS VS DERIVATIONS
1. English Inflectional Morphemes
NO INFLECTIONAL BOUND To Which Examples
MORPHEME Class of
Word, it is
attached
1. /3rd, Singular, Present Tense verb She reads a new novel every week.
-S/
2 /Past Tense -ED/
3. /Present Participle -ING/
4. /Past Participle -EN/
5. /Plural -S/
6. /Comparative -ER/
9. /Superlative -EST/

2. Analyzing morphemes 1
No Read carefully the Class of What is the Class of Conclusion:
. example of -ING in word of root/base word of Is it derivational or
each the bold the base inflectional
and italic morpheme?
word
1  a singing bird
2  I love singing.
Indeed, singing
is my hobby.
3  Adele is singing verb sing verb The morpheme [-ING]
‘Hello’ in the here is an inflectional
radio. bound morpheme. It
is A PRESENT
PARTICIPLE.
4  She has been
waiting for an
hour.
5  Waiting is the
most boring
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No Read carefully the Class of What is the Class of Conclusion:

. example of -ING in word of root/base word of Is it derivational or
each the bold the base inflectional
and italic morpheme?
word
thing. I hate
waiting.
6  The waiting
room is empty.
7  She is running
on the track.
8  I have two pairs
of running
shoes.
9  Running can
make you
healthier.
10  I had been
running for an
hour when she
came.
11  The movie is
boring.
12  Taking pictures
outdoor is an
interesting
hobby.
13  Keeping his eyes
wide open for
seconds, she
made a
threatening
gesture.
14  Keeping his eyes
wide open for
seconds, she
made a
threatening
gesture.
15  Waiting for the
doctor for an
hour, the little
girl played her
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No Read carefully the Class of What is the Class of Conclusion:

. example of -ING in word of root/base word of Is it derivational or
each the bold the base inflectional
and italic morpheme?
word
doll all the time.

3. Analyzing morphemes 2
No Read carefully the Class of What is the Class of Conclusion:
. example of -EN/-ED word of root/base word of Is it derivational or
in each the bold the base inflectional
and italic morpheme?
word
1  a fallen angel
2  The small bird
must have fallen
from a tree. I
found it with a
broken wing.
3  The small bird verb FALL verb The morpheme [-EN]
must have fallen here is an inflectional
from a tree. I bound morpheme. It
found it with a is A PAST PARTICIPLE.
broken wing.
4  She has broken
her promises to
come.
5  The broken
window can be
seen from afar.
6  It is not a
doctor’s job to
fix a broken
heart.
7  It is better to
love than being
loved.

4. Overall Conclusion
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NO INFLECTIONAL BOUND Morphological Rules Examples

MORPHEME
1. /-ING/1 [verb] + /-ING/1  [verb] She is reading a new
novel now.
2 /-ING/2 [verb] + /-ING/2  [adjective]
3. /-ING/3 [verb] + /-ING/3  [noun]
4. /-EN/1
5. /-EN/2