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Which of the following is a morpheme?

A {sca-}

B {a-}

C {tr-}

D {-nk}

Answer

The correct answer is B. Though you’ll see {–nk} at the end of numerous words, it does not have a
meaning of its own at all. It only provides meaning in the sense that it might complete a morpheme,
as in trunk or stink, but it’s neither interchangeable nor portable. The same applies to answer choices
A and C. Choice B is the prefix that adds a negative denotation to such words
as amoral, apolitical, atheist, andapnea.

Question

Which of the following words begins with an unvoiced consonant?

A Baggage

B Garage

C Kismet

D Dunce

Answer

Did you say C? Must be kismet. Remember that unvoiced consonants are the ones that don’t move
your vocal cords when they’re pronounced. Among these choices, only the /k/ phoneme doesn’t
vibrate those cords. Refer back to the chart if you want to review other unvoiced and voiced
consonants.

Let’s try another one.

Examine these words:

harpist, escapist, cellist, linguist

In each case, the –ist ending means that this person does something, such as plays the harp,
escapes, plays the cello, or works with languages.