Suffixal Homophones

Question 1

Nearer

Answer 1

Inflectional, comparative {-er cp}

Question 2

Fisher

Answer 2

Derivational, that which performs the action of the verb stem {-er n}

Question 3

Teenager

Answer 3

Derivational, that which is related to {-er n}

Question 4

Flutter, mutter, glitter, jabber

Answer 4

Derivational, repetition {-er rp}

Question 5

Hiking

Answer 5

Inflectional, verbal {-ing vb}

Question 6

Charming

Answer 6

Derivational, adjectival {-ing aj}

Question 7

Meeting, wedding

Answer 7

Derivational, nominal {-ing nm}

Question 8

Sung, hung, swam

Answer 8

Replacive allomorph {-d pt} = /-əd/ ~ /-t/ ~ /-d/