Morphology


Inflectional or Derivational?


  • Fill in the blanks: give the morphemic structure of the following words, indicating whether the affixes are derivational (d) or inflectional (i).

Examples:

  • impositions: impose(e) - ition (d) - s (i)

  • reattainable: re (d) - attain - able (d)

reinterpreting:_________________________________________

irresistible:___________________________________________

inflammable:____________________________________________

deafened:_______________________________________________

writings:_______________________________________________

successfully:___________________________________________

confidential:___________________________________________