Greek
Latin
Anglo-Saxon
The Basics
100

This Greek Morpheme is classified as a prefix and indicates when something is very, very small. 

What is "micro"?

100

Latin morphemes like "ion" and "ive" are classified under this category. 

What is a suffix?

100

This Anglo-Saxon morpheme is a prefix and means "not". It is very commonly used in English. 


(Hint: it starts with a "U")

What is "Un-"

100

Morphemes can be split into these two categories. 

What are free and bound?

200

When talking about the Earth, you might use this Greek morpheme! 

What is "Geo"? 

200

This Latin root morpheme means to "write, record" and it's also used as a noun for something a writer in Hollywood might be working on.  

What is "Script"? 

200

This Anglo-Saxon morpheme can be used as a root or a suffix and it means "without or lacking". Can be paired with morphemes like "Use-", "Worth-", or "Meaning-".

What is "less"?

200

True or false: Morphemes are the same as syllables.

What is false!

300

This Greek morpheme prefix is used a lot in combination with words like "-pilot", "-matic", and "-mobile". 

What is "auto-"?

300

The Latin prefix "Dent-" pertains to what?

What is a tooth/teeth?
300

There are this many morphemes in the latin word "Unbearable". 

What is three? 

300

This kind of morpheme can stand entirely on its own and is considered "free". 

What is a root?

400

Combining the two Greek morphemes for "light" and "drawing" turns into this English word we use to describe what we make with cameras.

What is Photograph? 

400
This Latin morpheme is classified as a prefix and is used when you want to emphasize that something is being done again. Used in combination with "-do" or "-peat". 
What is "Re-"
400

This word is a combination of Anglo-Saxon morphemes and is presented every day on the news to tell people about the weather!

What is Forecast? 

400

True or false: All languages have morphemes, even signed languages.

What is true!

500

An "Otorhinolaryngologist" is an ear, nose, and throat doctor. Out of the 5 morphemes in this word, this is the morpheme that means "pertaining to the nose". 

What is "Rhino"? 

500

This is the definition of "Pusillanimity" since the Latin morphemes break down to "Pussil" meaning small, "anim" meaning courage, and "ity" pertaining to forming a noun and denoting a "quality of". 

What is "Uncourageous". 

500

Anglo-Saxon morphemes are derived from this language which was spoken around the 5th century in what is now modern day Great Britain. 

What is Old English? 

500

"Aard-", "Ver-", "Nie-", "Ge-", and "Be-" are examples of prefixes from what language deriving from Dutch? 

What is Afrikaans?