TOPICS ON MORPHOLOGY - Exercise 2

Exercises:

1. Identify the word class of every word and divide them in morphemes.

2. Look at the Lexical List and check whether the words have inflectional or
derivational morphemes (or both). Then compare with your classmates.

LEXICAL LIST

WORD WORD CLASS MORPHEMES INFLECTIONAL DERIVATIONAL

1. Unfriendly adjective Un-friend-ly □ ☑
2. Discourage □ □
3. unacceptable □ □
4. rapper □ □
5. nationalism □ □
6. researchers □ □
7. sweeten □ □
8. Unable □ □
9. Childish □ □

2. Read the text given by the professor and identify as many words containing
derivational and inflectional morphemes as possible. Arrange the words in groups.

Words containing derivational Words containing inflectional

morphemes morphemes