1)Picking the word "ability"

Affixation Type : Derivational

•Bound morphemes : "ity"
Free morphemes : no free
morphemes in the word ability but the
root morphemes is "able"
Prefix : No prefix suffix : "ity"
Function of bound morphemes :
"ity" changes the adjective "able" to a
noun,indicating a state or quality.

2) Picking the word "experiencing"

•Affixation Type : Inflectional

•Bound morphemes : 'l ing"
Free morphemes : experience
Prefix : "ex"
•Suffix : "ing"
Function of bound morphemes: the
Prefix "ex" combines with the root word I
perience" and the suffix "ing" to form
experiencing" which generally means
going through or undergoing an event or
process.

3)Picking the word "sometimes"

•Affixation Type: Derivational

Bound morphemes : "S"
•Free morphemes : Time
•Prefix : "some"
Suffix : "S"
Function of bound morphemes : "some"
suggest an unspecified,indefinite or
 partial quantity, "S" is often used to
indicate plural or multiple occurrences.

4) Picking the word "emotions"

•Affixation Type: Inflectional

•Bound morphemes : "S"
Free morphemes : Emotion
•Prefix : No prefix
Suffix : "S"
•Function of bound morphemes : the
"S" indicates more than one
"emotion". It denote that the word
refers to multiple instances or types of
emotion.

5) Picking the word "Feelings"

•Affixation Type : Inflectional
•Bound morphemes : "ing"
•Free morphemes: Feel
•Prefix : No prefix
•Suffix : "ing"
Function of bound morphemes : "S" is a
suffix that indicates the plural form of
the noun "feeling"

6) Picking the word "putting"

•Affixation Type : Inflectional
Bound morphemes : "Ing"
•Free morphemes : Put
•Prefix : No prefix
•Suffix : "ing"
•Function of bound morphemes :
"ing" which is a suffix indicates the
present participle or continuous tense
in verbs.

7) Picking the word "Yourself"

•Affixation Type : Derivational

Bound morphemes : "Self"
Free morphemes : Your
•Prefix : No prefix
Suffix: "Self"
•Function of bound morphemes : The
addition of "self" forms a reflexive
pronoun,indicating that the action reflects
back to the subject or serves to emphasise
the subject(e.g Take care of yourself)
8) Picking the word "Cognitive"
•Affixation Type : Derivational
•Bound morphemes : "ive"
•Free morphemes : Cognit
•Prefix : No prefix
•Suffix : "ive"
Function of bound morphemes : the
suffix "ive" helps form an adjective that
conveys a specific quality or
characteristics.

9) Picking the word "Scenarios'

•Affixation Type : Derivational

morphemes
•Bound morphemes : "S"
Free morphemes : Scenario
Prefix : No prefix
•Suffix : "S"
Function of bound morphemes : The
addition of the bound morpheme "s" to
scenario indicates pluralization.

1 0) Picking the word "Problems"

•Affixation Type : Inflectional

Bound morphemes : "S"
Free morphemes : Problem
•Prefix : No prefix
•Suffix : "S"
Function of bound morphemes : The
"S" suffix serves to pluralize
more than one.

1 1) Picking the word "Connection"

•Affixation Type : Derivational
Bound morphemes : "Con", "ion"
Free morphemes: Nect
•Prefix : "con"
•Suffix : "Ion"
Function of bound morphemes: "Con"
gives a sense of unity or bringing things
together,while the suffix "ion"
transforms a verb into a noun,indicating
the action or state of connection.

12) Picking the word "Actually"

•Affixation Type : Derivational

morphemes Bound morphemes : "Iy"
Free morphemes : Actual
Prefix : No prefix
Suffix : "Iy"
•Function of bound morphemes : "Iy"
turns the adjective "actual" into an
adverb.

1 3) Picking the word "Compassion"

Affixation Type : Derivational

Bound morphemes : "Com"
Free morphemes : Passion
Prefix : "Com"
Suffix : No Suffix
•Function of bound morphemes : "Com"
changes the meaning of "passion" to
imply a feeling of shared
emotion,typically towards someone else's
suffering.
1 4) Picking the word "Separateness"

Affixation Type : Derivational

Bound morphemes : "Ness"
•Free morphemes : Separate
•Prefix : No prefix
Suffix : "Ness"
Function of bound morphemes : "When
"Ness" is added to "separate", it turns the
adjective into a noun that signifies the
state or quality of being separate.

1 5) Picking the word "Impossible"

Affixation Type : Derivational

•Bound morphemes : "im", "ible"
Free morphemes : Possible
•Prefix : "im"
Suffix : "ible"
Function of bound morphemes : by
adding the Prefix "im" to "possible", the
resulting word "Impossible" takes the
meaning of "Not possible" or "unable to
be done

1 6) Picking the word " badly"

•Affixation Type : Derivational

Bound morphemes : "Iy"
Free morphemes : Bad
Prefix : No prefix
Suffix : "Iy"
Function of bound morphemes : The "Iy"
turns the adjective "bad" into an adverb.
17) Picking the word " Unintentionally"
•Affixation Type : Derivational
•Bound morphemes : "un",
Free morphemes : There is no free
morphemes
•Prefix :
•Suffix : "al
Function of bound morphemes : the
prefixes "un" and "in" shapes the sense
of intention and it's negation.
The suffix "al" helps to turn a noun into
adjective
The suffix "Iy" transforms the adjective
into an adverb to describe how something
is done.

1 8) Picking the word "suffering"

 Affixation Type : Inflectional
•Bound morphemes : "ing"
•Free morphemes : Suffer
Prefix : No prefix
Suffix : "Ing"
•Function of bound morphemes : the
"ing" serves as Inflectional Function by
converting the verb "suffer" into it's
present participle form,indicating an
ongoing action or state.

1 9) Picking the word "development"

Affixation Type : Derivational

•Bound morphemes : "de","ment"
Free morphemes : Develop
Prefix : "de"
 Suffix : "ment"
Function of bound morphemes : "de"
and "ment" serves to create a new word
with distinct meaning,indicating the
process or outcome of developing.

20) Picking the word "Powerful"

•Affixation Type : Derivational
•Bound morphemes : "ful l'
Free morphemes : Power
•Prefix : No prefix
•Suffix : "ful l'
•Function of bound morphemes : The
addition of "ful l' to the base word
"power" turns it from a noun into an
adjective, signifying that something is
full or characterised by power.
21) Picking the word "Psychological"

Affixation Type : Derivational Bound

morphemes :
•Free morphemes : Logic
•Prefix : "Psycho"
•Suffix : "Al"
Function of bound morphemes :
"psycho" and "al" play Derivational
roles,forming an adjective from a noun or
a root word.
22)Picking the word "benefits"

Affixation Type : Inflectional

•Bound morphemes : "S"
Free morphemes : Benefit
Prefix : No prefix
 Suffix : "S"
Function of bound morphemes: the
addition of "S" suffix to "benefit"
indicates that the world is plural.

23) Picking the word "Relationships"

•Affixation Type: Derivational and

Inflectional
•Bound morphemes: "ship","s"
•Free morphemes : Relation
•Prefix: No prefix
•Suffix : "ship","s"(lnflectional suffix)
Function of bound morphemes : with
"ship" serving as the Derivational
morphemes and "S" serving as the
Inflectional morphemes. This combination
creates a noun that refers to multiple
state or instance of being related or
connected.

24) Picking the word "individualistic"

Affixation Type : Derivational

•Bound morphemes : "ist", "Ic"
•Free morphemes: individual
•Prefix: No prefix
Suffix: "ist" "ic"
•Function of bound morphemes : "ist"
turns individual into
"individualist",indicating a person who
advocates for or practices individualism

25) Picking the word "kindness"

•Affixation Type: Derivational
•Bound morphemes: "ness"
Free morphemes : kind
•Prefix: No prefix
•Suffix: "ness"
•Function of bound morphemes : "ness" is
a Derivational morphemes, creating a new
word that signifies the quality of being
kind or considerate.

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