Question

Divide the following words into their constituent morphemes.lovely, Translated, preparation,praised, Dictation

Answer 1

1) love + ly
2) translate + ed
3) prepare + tion
4) praise + ed
5) dict + ate + tion

Answer 2

Answer:

Lovely – Love + ly

Translated - Translate + ed

Preparation – Prepare + ation

Praised- Praise + ed

Dictation- Dictate + ation

Explanation:  

Morphemes are a small part of the word that has a meaning. They are of two types they are roots and affixes.

• The root is a morpheme through which other words will grow. An example is 'womanly' for the word woman.  
• Affixes are the morpheme which can be on either side of a word. They are usually called suffixes or prefixes.  Examples are unhealthy, happily, etc.