LING 150 Sample Exam 1

(11 points total)

I. Sources of English Vocabulary (1 point)

Identify the source of each of the following words.

hand

  1. Native word
  2. Borrowed from a Classical language (Greek or Latin)
  3. Borrowed from an exotic language

 

II. Types of word elements (1 point)

Match the highlighted element in each word below with the term that best describes it.

phonetic

  1. Prefix
  2. Suffix
  3. Bound Root
  4. Free Root
  5. Filler ('extra letters')

 

IV. Types of Suffixes (1 point)

It was an dark and tempestuous night.

  1. Inflectional Suffix
  2. Noun-Forming Derivational Suffix
  3. Verb-Forming Derivational Suffix
  4. Adjective-Forming Derivational Suffix

 

V. Word Analysis (3 points)

Mary tried a conventional approach.

Parse:

Gloss:

 

VI. Vocabulary (5 points)

Match each meaning below with the BEST word from the list. (Words may be used only ONCE. There are more words than meanings.)

List of words

propel

microcosm

conventional

microbiology

extracorporeal

dysphonic

macrobiotic

intersection

pseudoscience

psychopathic

Meanings

  1.    false knowledge
  2.    to push forward
  3.    having an illness of the mind
  4.    the study of small living things
  5.    outside the body


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