ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Identifying morphemes.
I. Count the number of morphemes in each word.

Example: un-present-able -- 3 morphemes

1. alligator 11. corner

2. calmly 12. prepay

3. running 13. tighten

4. blindness 14. staying

5. unresponsiveness 15. dislocation

6. bargain 16. smarten

7. regrouping 17. ladylike

8. undeniable 18. suddenly

9. assertion 19. purposeful

10. certainly 20. dislocate

II. List the morphemes in each word below, and state whether each morpheme is free (F) or bound (B).

1. creating 6. unhealthy
2. seaward 7. waiter
3. wastage 8. reconsider
4. poetic 9. keys
5. modernize 10. Incompletion