Root and Morpheme MCQs Quiz | Class 10

Class: X, Subject: Manipuri (011), Unit: Grammar, Topic: Root and Morpheme MCQs Quiz | Class 10. This quiz helps you identify roots and morphemes and understand word formation in Manipuri. Submit your answers to see your score and download a detailed PDF answer sheet.

ꯃꯨꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ (Root and Morpheme)

ꯃꯨꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯁꯦꯝꯖꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯤꯟꯊꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯅꯤ. ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯀꯔꯝꯅ ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯦ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯡ ꯃꯨꯜ ꯃꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯔꯝꯅ ꯊꯨꯡꯅꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯈꯪꯕꯁꯤ ꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯩꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯐꯖꯅ ꯈꯪꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ.

ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ (Key Concepts)

  • ꯃꯨꯜ (Root): ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯊ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯃꯈꯣꯡ ꯃꯨꯜ ꯃꯔꯤꯕ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ. ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯅꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ. ꯃꯍꯩ ꯈꯔꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯨꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ.
  • ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ (Morpheme): ꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯊ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯇꯤꯌꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ୟꯨꯅꯤꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ. ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯅꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ.
  • ꯐ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ (Free Morpheme): ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯂꯣꯟꯅꯗꯅ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ. ꯃꯍꯩ: ꯃꯤ (person), ꯆꯥ (eat).
  • ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ (Bound Morpheme): ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯌꯣꯟꯅꯗꯅ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯉꯝꯗꯦ. ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯨꯜ ꯅꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯣꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ. ꯃꯍꯩ: ꯄ (nominalizer), ꯂꯤ (present continuous tense marker).
  • ꯏꯟꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ (Inflectional Morpheme): ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯃꯔ ꯐꯨꯡꯁꯟ (tense, number ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯒꯨꯝꯕ) ꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯦꯒꯔꯤ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯗꯦ. ꯃꯍꯩ: ꯔꯨ (past tense suffix ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯨ ‘wrote’ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯥ).
  • ꯗꯦꯔꯥꯏꯚꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ (Derivational Morpheme): ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯊꯧꯋꯥꯏ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯄ ꯅꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯦꯒꯔꯤ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ (verb ꯗꯒꯤ noun ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯨꯝꯕ). ꯃꯍꯩ: ꯕꯥ (nominalizer ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ‘to eat’ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯥ), ꯖꯕ (agentive suffix ꯍꯤꯡꯖꯕ ‘living being’ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯥ).

ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯁꯦꯝꯖꯕ ꯈꯪꯕ (Understanding Word Formation)

ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯍꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯨꯜ ꯅꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯐꯤꯛꯁ, ꯁꯐꯤꯛꯁ ꯌꯣꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅ ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯏ. ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯔꯊ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯅꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯃꯔ ꯐꯨꯡꯁꯟ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ.

  • ꯃꯍꯩ: ꯆꯥ (eat, root) + ꯕꯥ (nominalizer, bound morpheme) = ꯆꯥꯕꯥ (to eat/eating).
  • ꯃꯍꯩ: ꯐꯣꯡ (reveal, root) + ꯗꯣꯛ (outward, bound morpheme) + ꯄ (nominalizer, bound morpheme) = ꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ (to express).

ꯃꯨꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯩꯁꯤꯡ (Examples of Roots and Morphemes)

ꯋꯥꯍꯩ (Word) ꯃꯨꯜ (Root) ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ (Morpheme) ꯃꯥꯎ (Type)
ꯆꯠꯄ (to go) ꯆꯠ (go) ꯄ (nominalizer) Bound, Derivational
ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯨ (wrote) ꯂꯥꯏ (write) ꯔꯨ (past tense) Bound, Inflectional
ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ (human) ꯃꯤ (person) ꯑꯣꯏ (to be) Free, Derivational (Compound)
ꯀꯟꯅ (strongly) ꯀꯟ (strong) ꯅ (adverbial) Bound, Derivational

ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ (Quick Revision)

  • ꯃꯨꯜ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯔꯊ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ.
  • ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯔꯊ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯇꯤꯌꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ.
  • ꯐ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯟꯅ ꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ.
  • ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯣꯟꯅꯕ ꯊꯤꯕꯅꯤ.
  • ꯗꯦꯔꯥꯏꯚꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝꯅ ꯊꯧꯋꯥꯏ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯄ ꯅꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯦꯒꯔꯤ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯏ.
  • ꯏꯟꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝꯅ ꯋꯥꯍꯩꯒꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯃꯔ ꯐꯨꯡꯁꯟ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯦꯇꯦꯒꯔꯤ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯗꯦ.

ꯃꯍꯩ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯈꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯁꯟ (5 Extra Practice Questions)

  1. ꯐ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯩ ꯀꯔꯤꯅꯣ?
    1. ꯂꯤ
    2. ꯄ
    3. ꯏ (write)
    4. ꯔꯨ
  2. ‘ꯍꯤꯡꯖꯕ’ (living being) ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯍꯩꯗꯥ ꯗꯦꯔꯥꯏꯚꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯔꯤꯅꯣ?
    1. ꯍꯤꯡ
    2. ꯖꯕ
    3. ꯕ
    4. ꯍꯤꯡꯖ
  3. ‘ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠꯀꯤ’ (of the sun/day) ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯍꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯂꯩ?
    1. ꯑꯃꯥ
    2. ꯑꯅꯤ
    3. ꯑꯍꯨꯝ
    4. ꯃꯔꯤ
  4. ‘ꯍꯥꯏꯕ’ (to say) ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯍꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯨꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯔꯤꯅꯣ?
    1. ꯕ
    2. ꯍꯥꯏ
    3. ꯍꯥ
    4. ꯏ
  5. ꯃꯨꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯔꯊ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯗꯅ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯃꯔ ꯏꯟꯐꯣꯔꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄ ꯃꯣꯔꯐꯤꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯔꯤꯅꯣ?
    1. ꯗꯦꯔꯥꯏꯚꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ
    2. ꯏꯟꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯅꯦꯜ
    3. ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯀꯦꯜ
    4. ꯀꯝꯄꯥꯎꯟꯗꯤꯡ

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