Investigating Problems Encountered by EFL Learners in Using English Derivational and Inflectional Verb Morphemes

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the problems encountered by EFL learners in using English derivational and inflectional verb morphemes .A test was used as a tool for data collection , which was handed by second year students of SUST. The sample of this study was 40 students chosen randomly. Data were analyzed statistically using SPSS programme . The findings showed that second year students have serious problems in deriving verbs from verb and other word classes with regard to prefixes and suffixes , second year students have problems in using inflectional verb morphemes . The study revealed that derivational verb morphemes are more difficult than inflectional . According to the above results , the researcher recommended that : students should widen their knowledge concerning derivational and inflectional verb morphemes . Students should study the word classes since verbs are one of them . Teachers should intensify the course of such morphemes and give students extra examples concerning these morphemes . The thesis was concluded in some suggestions for further studies