Question

1.Comment on the essence of the morphemic analysis of the word. Cut each of the following
words into its immediate constituents. What are word-building models of the words?

Uneatable, greenish, famous, lucky, luckily, majority, half-finished, steadiness, unmistakable,
supernatural, ex-seamen, blue-eyed.

Answer 1

Uneatable:

• Un- (a prefix indicating negation or reversal)
• -eat- (a root morpheme meaning to consume food)
• -able (a suffix indicating capability or possibility)
• Word-building model: Prefix + Root + Suffix

Greenish:

• Green- (a root morpheme representing the color green)
• -ish (a suffix indicating resemblance or quality)
• Word-building model: Root + Suffix

Famous:

• Fame- (a root morpheme meaning widespread recognition)
• -ous (a suffix indicating possessing or full of)
• Word-building model: Root + Suffix

Lucky:

• Luck- (a root morpheme representing chance or fortune)
• -y (a suffix indicating characterized by or inclined to)
• Word-building model: Root + Suffix

Luckily:

• Luck- (a root morpheme representing chance or fortune)
• -y (a suffix indicating characterized by or inclined to)
• -ly (an adverbial suffix)
• Word-building model: Root + Suffix + Suffix

Majority:

• Major- (a root morpheme meaning greater in importance or size)
• -ity (a suffix indicating a state or quality)
• Word-building model: Root + Suffix

Half-finished:

• Half- (a prefix indicating one of two equal parts)
• -finish- (a root morpheme meaning to complete)
• -ed (a suffix indicating past tense or completed action)
• Word-building model: Prefix + Root + Suffix

Steadiness:

• Steady- (a root morpheme meaning stable or firm)
• -ness (a suffix indicating a state or quality)
• Word-building model: Root + Suffix

Unmistakable:

• Un- (a prefix indicating negation or reversal)
• -mistak- (a root morpheme meaning an error or misunderstanding)
• -able (a suffix indicating capability or possibility)
• Word-building model: Prefix + Root + Suffix

Supernatural:

• Super- (a prefix indicating above or beyond)
• -natural (a root morpheme meaning existing in or caused by nature)
• Word-building model: Prefix + Root

Ex-seamen:

• Ex- (a prefix indicating former or previous)
• -sea- (a root morpheme meaning relating to the sea)
• -men (a suffix indicating plural or collective)
• Word-building model: Prefix + Root + Suffix

Blue-eyed:

• Blue- (a root morpheme representing the color blue)
• -eye- (a root morpheme representing the organ of sight)
• -d (a suffix indicating past tense or completed action)
• Word-building model: Root + Root + Suffix