Terms to Know
A prefix comes at the __________ of a word.
What is "beginning"?
The morpheme "mech":
What is a "root"?
This morpheme means: "ray".
What is "radi"?
The word "circumference" means "the outside of a circle".
What is "circum-"?
The morpheme in this sentence is "elemen".
"Water is an ___________ that all living things need to survive."
What is "element"?
A root is the __________ of a word.
What is the "middle" or "base"?
The morpheme: "topos-":
What is a "prefix"?
What is "urb / urbs"?
The word "mechanic" means: "someone who fixes machines".
What is "mech"?
The morpheme in this sentence is "merchan".
"The busy _________ sold spices and fabrics from around the world."
What is "merchant"?
A suffix comes at the ________ of a word.
What is the "end"?
The morpheme "elemen":
What is a "root"?
This morpheme means "buyer" or "trader".
What is "merchan / mercan"?
The word "theoretical" means: "concerning something that is speculated".
What is "theor"?
The morpheme in this sentence is "radi".
"The scientist carefully measured the _________ coming from the sample."
What is "radiation"?
A morpheme is...
What is "a part of a word"?
The morpheme "-ism":
What is a "suffix"?
This morpheme means: "place".
The word "dissect" means: "to methodically cut up something".
What is "sect"?
The morpheme of the sentence is "urbs".
"The __________ grew quickly as families moved away from the crowded city."
What is "suburbs"?
Morphology means...
What is "the study of morphemes" or "the study of how words are formed"?
The morpheme "circum-":
What is a "prefix"?
This morpheme doesn't have a definition, but it does form an abstract noun.
What is "-ism"?
The word "topic" means "something that takes place in a text".
What is "topos-"?
The morpheme in this sentence is "-ism".
"The class discussed how _________ has affected people of color throughout history and why it is important to challenge it."
What is "racism"?