Morphology Basics
What is a morpheme
group of letters with a meaning
Meaning of the word unbelievable (must use prefix meaning in definition)
Not able to believe or not true
meaning of -able/ible
capable of, able to, possibility of having the quality of
What is the root of the word astrology
astr
Explain the rule used to spell the word: played
drop the e add the suffix Ed
what is a prefix
affix that comes before a word
Meaning of pre-
before
meaning of -er/-or
one who does a specific thing or a thing that does something
What is the root of artist
art
Explain the 1:1:1 rule
bonus points: 50 I you give 2 examples
1 syllable
1 short vowel sound
1 consonant sound at the end
DOUBLE the letter
What is a suffix
an affix that comes at the end of the word
Meaning of word prehistoric (must use prefix meaning in definition)
before humans existed, before time/record (human time)
Meaning of the word doable (must use suffix meaning in definition)
capable of doing
port
oo, u , ew
What is a root word?
A group of letters with meaning that has a prefix/suffix added to it. Cannot always stand on its own
identify the prefix in the following words:
undoable
preview
unkind
un-
pre-
un-
Meaning of the word edible (must use suffix meaning in definition)
capable of eating
What is the root of the word teacher
teach
Explain the 3 great rules
drop rule
doubling rule
y to I rule
What is a base word?
A word with a meaning that can stand on its own. An affix can be added to it
pre- un- in- co-
Give 4 different examples of suffixes
-ible/able
-er/or
-ly
-ed
-es/s
What is the root of the word capable
predictable
Give me three different vowel teams
ea
ee
Ai
ay
oi