Ⅰ
1. In English, the two words cut and gut differ only in their initial sounds and the two words are a ______ pair.
2. Which of the following words is not an open猜四字成语
-class word?
A. suspicious B. category C. prescribe D. although
3. In the word “unavailability”, the root is________.
4. ______is the description of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in a language.
5. Some new words are compod of the first letters of a ries of words and pronounced by saying each letter in them. This kind of words are called________.
6. In the following word______, the articulation o大厅吊顶
f bilabial is not manifested.
A. pet B. met C. how D. web
7. In the word international, national is ________.
A. a suffix B. a root C. a stem D. a prefix
8. ______ can best describe the following group of words:
fry→fr五香炸鸡
ied, Sunday+ school→Sunday school.
A. inflection and compound B. compound and inflection
C. derivation and compound D. inflection and derivation
9. According to the manner of articulation, [m] is a _______.
A. bilabial B. plosive C. nasal D. lateral
10. Which of the following is an “inflectional suffix”?
A. –ist B. –ary C. –ing D. –ify
Ⅱ Answer the following questions:
1. Plea distinguish inflectional affix and derivational affix briefly.
2. The following ntences may have more than one reading. Can you explain them in your words?
(1) The chicken is too hot to eat.
(2) Flying planes can be dangerous.
Ⅲ Explain the following terms:
1. blending
2. endocentric construction
3. clipping
