Chapter 4
The Internal Structure of Words and Processes of Word Formation in English
Exercise 4.1English Word Division
Analyze the following words into morphs using the model given below:
| Prefix(es) | Root | Suffix(es) | |
| inequality | in- | equal | -ity |
hospitalization
invisibly
uninteresting
undercooked
transcontinental
ungrammatical
reinforcement
prototypical
unforgettable
impropriety
disfunctional
inconsiderate
postcolonial
unlikelihood
relationship
asymmetrical
hypersensitivity
unfriendliness
interdependence
monotheism
| Prefix(es) | Root | Suffix(es) | |
| a. |
hospital |
-ize -ation |
|
| b. |
in- |
vis |
-ible -ly |
| c. |
un- |
interest |
-ing |
| d. |
under- |
cook |
-ed |
| e. |
trans- |
continent |
-al |
| f. |
un- |
grammar |
-ic -al |
| g. |
re- in- |
force |
-ment |
| h. |
proto- |
type |
-ic -al |
| i. |
un- for- |
get |
-able |
| j. |
im- |
proper |
-ity |
| k. |
dis- |
function |
-al |
| l. |
in- |
consider |
-ate |
| m. |
post- |
colony |
-al |
| n. |
un- |
like |
-ly -hood |
| o. |
relate |
-ion -ship |
|
| p. |
a- |
symmetry |
-ic -al |
| q. |
hyper- |
sense |
-itive -ity |
| r. |
un- |
friend |
-ly -ness |
| s. |
inter- |
depend |
-ence |
| t. |
mono- |
the |
-ism |
Note: It might be possible to break down some of these words further, especially if you have a knowledge of Latin, e.g.
|
(lʹ) |
in- con- |
sider |
-ate |
|
(oʹ) |
re- |
late |
-ion -ship |
|
(sʹ) |
inter- de- |
pend |
-ence |
If you do so, you will end up with bound roots in most cases.