| words | base | affix | inflectional | derivational | bound | free | morphemes |
| dogs | dog | -s | + | -s | dog | 2 | |
| replay | play | re- | + | re- | play | 2 | |
| carrot | carrot | carrot | 1 | ||||
| inescapable | cap | in-,es-,-able | + | in-,es-,cap | -able | 4 | |
| television | vis | tele-,-ion | + | tele-,vis,-ion | 3 | ||
| tenacity | tenac | -ity | + | tenac,-ity | 2 | ||
| captivate | cap | -tiv,-ate | + | cap,-tiv,-ate | 3 | ||
| unlikely | likely | un- | + | un- | likely | 2 |
The answers for homophones will vary. Some examples are:
buy (to purchase)
by (near)
forth (forward)
fourth (referring to the number four)
heard (past tense for hear)
herd (a group of animals)
lessen (to make less)
lesson (something learned)
pair (set of two)
pare (to trim)
pear (a fruit)
right (proper or just; correct; opposite of left)
rite (a ritual)
write (to put words on paper)
to (toward)
too (also, excessively)
two (one more than one in number)
waist (midsection)
waste (to squander; something that is discarded)
week (seven days)
weak (feeble, not strong)
your (possessive of you)
you're (contraction of you are)