Question

Which of the following words contains a derivational morpheme?

• A. Walked
• B. Cats
• C. Happiness
• D. Running

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Happiness

• Derivational morphemes are bound morphemes, which means they must be attached to another word or morpheme to create a word.

• For example, adding the suffix "-ful" to the noun "bounty" creates the adjective "bountiful". 

• Derivational morphemes can change word class. 

• There is no theoretical limit to how many derivational morphemes can be added to a word.