Questões de Concurso

Derivational morphology allows for the creation of new lexemes through affixes, often altering the grammatical category or the semantic meaning of the base word. Analyze the following morphological constructions regarding their semantic and grammatical correctness:

I. The prefix "un-" in "undo" indicates reversal of an action, whereas in "unhappy" it indicates simple negation.
II. The suffix "-en" in words like "widen" and "shorten" functions to convert adjectives into verbs (causative meaning).
III. The prefix "mis-" in "misunderstand" adds a pejorative meaning or indicates an action done incorrectly.

It is correct what is stated         

Considering the word formation process, the prefix FORE in the words “foregoing” and “foreseeable”, used in the text, carries the same meaning as the prefixes in the following words:

The words below include examples of which lexical or phonological items?

? unhappy and incorrect

? hole and whole

? vehicle: car, bicycle

? fit and feet

Choose the alternative with the prefixes that correctly form the opposite of the words below:

dependent-able-patient

Choose the alternative in which all the words make opposites with the same preffix: