Types of morphemes

Types of morphemes

-Free morpheme

It can exist; an independent word. Example: (sand) and (box)

-Bound morpheme

It includes prefixes and suffixes

Prefixes: re-, pre-, de-, in-, un-, dis-, im-, non-, en-, mis-.

Suffixes: -ness, -ly, -ed, -en.

Example:

Informal

Unfortunately

Dislike

Impossible

Nonfiction

Encode

Enlarge

Misunderstand

Happiness

Lonely

Survived

Bought ®en

-Derivational morphemes

Example: the suffix –ness is added to an adjective

Example: happiness is formed

-Inflectional morphemes: indicate

í-‘sý    to indicate preposition

í-sý     plural nouns

í-sý     present tense verb for singular

í-edý   present tense verb

í-ený   past participle verb

í-ingý  present participle

F (free morphemes)

D (Derivational morpheme)

I (Inflectional morphemes)

Example: identify all morphemes

1.      The children skipped ripe and played games joyfully

íTheý  F

íchildý F

í-sý     I

ískipý  F

íedý    I

íripeý  F

íandý  F

íplayý F

íedý    I

ígameýF

í-sý     I

íjoyý   F

ífulý    D

ílyý     D

2.      The older gentleman voted wisely

íTheý  F

íoldý   F

í-erý    D

ígentleýF

ímaný F

ívoteý F

íedý    I

íwiseý F

ílyý     D