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Morphology Exercise

Word Structure

Instructions: Analyze the following words. Draw tree diagrams and write sets of labelled brackets
for each one of them.

1. Deformation

▪ Identify the base of the word:


Form
▪ Identify the function of the base:
Form (Noun)

▪ Identify all the suffixes:


Form + -ation (Noun)

▪ Identify all the prefixes:


De- + Form + -ation (Noun)

Tree diagram:
N
/ \
Pref N
De- Suff
N
/ \
form -ation

Labelled brackets:
[ De- [ [ form ] -ation ] ]
N N N
2. Unconsciousness

▪ Identify the base of the word:


Conscious

▪ Identify the function of the base:


Conscious (Adjective)

▪ Identify all the suffixes:


Conscious + -ness (Noun)

▪ Identify all the prefixes:


Un- + Conscious + -ness (Noun)

Tree diagram:
N
/ \
Pref N
Un- Suff
Adj
/ \
conscious -ness

Labelled brackets:
[ Un- [ [ conscious ] -ness ] ]
Adj Adj N
3. Unpredictability

▪ Identify the base of the word:


Predict

▪ Identify the function of the base:


Predict (Verb)

▪ Identify all the suffixes:


Predict + -able (Adjective)
Predictable + -ity (Noun)

▪ Identify all the prefixes:


Un- + Predict + -able + -ity (Noun)

Tree diagram:
N
/ \
Pref N
Un- Suff
Adj
/ \
V -ity
/\
predict -able

Labelled brackets:
[ Un- [ [ [ predict ] -able ] -ity ] ]
V V Adj Adj N
4. Reusability

▪ Identify the base of the word:


Use

▪ Identify the function of the base:


Use (Verb)

▪ Identify all the suffixes:


Use + -able (Adjective)
Usable + -ity (Noun)

▪ Identify all the prefixes:


Re- + Use + -able + -ity (Noun)
Tree diagram:
N
/ \
Pref N
Re- Suff
Adj
/ \
V -ity
/\
use -able

Labelled brackets:
[ Re- [ [ [ use ] -able ] -ity ] ]
V V Adj Adj N
5. Incompleteness

▪ Identify the base of the word:


Complete

▪ Identify the function of the base:


Complete (Adjective)

▪ Identify all the suffixes:


Complete + -ness (Noun)

▪ Identify all the prefixes:


In- + Complete + -ness (Noun)

Tree diagram:
N
/ \
Pref N
In- Suff
Adj
/ \
complete -ness
Labelled brackets:
[ In- [ [ complete ] -ness ] ]
Adj Adj N

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