Morpheme
Basics
Basics
What is morphology?
The form and structure of words.
What prefix would make the word kind mean the opposite?
un (unkind)
What are the morphemes in fearless and what do they indicate/mean?
Fear - less (without fear)
What is a word related to help?
helpless, helpful, helper, or helping.
What is the prefix in the word: unhappy?
un
Add a suffix to the word teach to make it a job title.
er (teacher)
What does rereading mean? What are its morphemes?
Re - read - ing (to read something again)
What do learn, learner, and learning have in common?
the base word learn which carries the same meaning
How many morphemes are in the word unbiased?
un - bias - ed (3)
Build a word with 3 morphemes that means to play again.
Re - play - ed
What do the morphemes in disagreement indicate/mean?
A lack of agreement
How are happy, unhappy, and happiness connected?
they share the base word happy
What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix?
a prefix is added before a base word, a suffix is added after.
Build a noun using three morphemes from the word care that describes the opposite of caring.
care - less - ness
A student has never heard or seen the word unpredictable. How can they use the morphemes to work out its meaning?
un - not
Predict - what might happen
Able - able to be
= something not predictable
How can word families help a student understand an unfamiliar word?
knowing one word can usually help students recognize related words and infer their meaning.
2 (dog - s)
Make two different opposing words from help using different suffixes.
helpful (to give help) helpless (unable to help oneself or receive help) or helper (someone who helps).
Does invaluable mean not valuable? Why or why not?
no, invaluable means to be extremely valuable. Word meanings are not always predictable from word parts alone.
Create a word family with at least 4 words using the same base word
Various responses accepted