Top 150+ Solved Language and Linguistics MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The ‘ing’ in sleeping is an example of ------
a. a free morpheme
b. free variation
c. bound morpheme
d. none of these
Q. The form ‘dog’ is a -----morpheme.
a. a free morpheme
b. free variation
c. bound morpheme
d. none of these
Q. Morpheme alternants are called----
a. allophones
b. allomorphs
c. minimal pairs
d. none of the above
Q. The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and‘boxes’ are instances of -------
a. allophones
b. allomorphs
c. minimal pairs
d. none of the above
Q. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged andpatted are instances of-----
a. allophones
b. allomorphs
c. minimal pairs
d. none of the above
Q. The –ish in the word ‘childish’ is -------
a. an adjective forming morpheme
b. plural morpheme
c. possessive morpheme
d. past morpheme
Q. The –s in ‘boys’ is -------
a. an adjective forming morpheme
b. plural morpheme
c. possessive morpheme
d. past morpheme
Q. The –s in ‘john’s’ is -----
a. an adjective forming morpheme
b. plural morpheme
c. possessive morpheme
d. past morpheme
Q. The final /t/ in walked is ------
a. an adjective forming morpheme
b. plural morpheme
c. possessive morpheme
d. past morpheme
Q. The –or in actor is
a. an adjective forming morpheme
b. plural morpheme
c. possessive morpheme
d. noun forming morpheme
Q. The –en in strengthen is a----
a. an adjective forming morpheme
b. plural morpheme
c. possessive morpheme
d. verb forming morpheme.
Q. The – s in ‘she sings well’ is ------
a. an adjective forming morpheme
b. plural morpheme
c. possessive morpheme
d. morpheme signaling third person singular.
Q. The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of-----
a. portmanteau
b. onomatopoeia
c. clipping
d. metanalysis
Q. -----is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables areremoved from longer words.
a. portmanteau
b. onomatopoeia
c. clipping
d. metanalysis
Q. ------is the process by which new words are coined by combining thesegments of two different words.
a. portmanteau
b. onomatopoeia
c. clipping
d. metanalysis