University of Kordofan

Faculty of education
Department of English language
PhD in English language (Applied linguistics)

Pre-post-Test for Inflectional suffixes

Title: Misuse of Inflectional Suffixes in English Language Morphology

Dear, English language learners:

This test is designed only for research purpose only which about the inflectional
suffices used in English language regarding (noun plural, noun possessive, verb
present tense, verb past tense, verb participle tense, and verb present participle,
adjective comparative and adjective superlatives)

Question one:
Please answer the following question about Inflectional suffixes for Noun plural by
drawing circle around the letter of correct answer.

1. Ahmed bought ……………………… many (book) from Khartoum central

library’s yesterday.
a. Book’s b. books c. books’ d. books
2. She breaks …………………… (glass) every month due her negligence.
a. glass’s b. glass-s c. glasses d. glass’es
3. I will share only one …………………. (data) for scientific research now.
a. datum b. datas s. dates b. data
4. Tawrwmakya play in different ………………..(ox) in international Spanish
bullfighting.
a. oxes b. oxies c. oxen d.oxxes
Question Two
Please circle the correct answer in which about noun possessives.
1. It is not polite to play by Michael ……………………. In the lecture room.
a. bass’s c. basses d. bass’ d. baz’s
2. No one care about the ……………………………….
a. the taxpayer’es burden b. The taxpayer’s burden c. the taxpayers burden
d. the taxpayer burden.
Question Three
Answer the following question use your knowledge about verb inflections of
present tense.
1. Ali…………………….. (play) Tennis every season.
a. playes b. plays c. play’s d. plaies
2. Amna …………………..(watch) Television every night.
a. watches b. watch c. watch’s d. watching
3. He ……………………….(cry) a lot at night for nightmare.
a. cries b. cryes c. crying d. cry’s
Question Four:
Answer this question about the inflection of past tense
1. The inside of the canoe ……………………..(look) pretty wet yesterday
a. louked d. looked c. had looked d. lookid
Question Five
Answer the following questions about the past participle inflection
1. I have ……………………(eat)big fish at Jorobi restaurant.
a. eating b. eated c. eaten d. eatin
2. I have …………………..(want)  a salad made in Japan.
a. is wanting b. wanted c. want d. did want
Question Six
Answer the following questions about present-participle inflection:
1. I am………………………(die)  from hunger now.
a. dieing d. deying c. dying b. deing
2. You are ………………………………(take) a camera at this moment.
a. taking b. takeing c. takking d. takes
3. Ali ……………………. (sit) in the library at this second.
a. siting b. sitting c. siteing c. sit
Question Seven
Answer the following question by adding comparative adjective inflections.
1. Khalid is ………………………..(smart) than you in using computer.
a. smarter b. smartter c. smart d. smartest
Question Eight.
Answer the following question by adding superlative adjective inflections.
1. Khalid is ………………….(thick) than his school classmates.
a. thicker b. thickest c. more thick d. thick

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