Morpehemes
What is a morpheme?
The smallest unit of a word/language which has a meaning, and cannot be further divided into further smaller units
What is a prefix?
a morpheme that is placed at the beginning of a root word
What is a suffix?
A morpheme added to the end of a root word to create meaning
What is a root word?
The "heart" of a word thats meaning is changed when a prefix and/or suffix is added
What are free morphemes?
Morphemes that can stand alone as real words
Name two prefixes
trans, dis...
Name two suffixes
able, eous...
geo, zoo...
What are bound morphemes?
Bound morphemes cannot stand alone as words, they must be attached to other morphemes to have a proper grammatical meaning
Name three prefixes
pre, sub, mis...
Name three suffixes
graphy, tian, ful...
Name three root words
rupt, ambi, form...
Which is a bound morpheme?
a) script
b) form
c) able
d) eous
d) eous
Name two prefixes that could be applied to the root word: __form
in, per, trans, de...
Name two suffixes that could be applied to the root word: wonder___
ful, ous...
Name two root words that could be follow to the prefix: pre___
mature, sident...
Which of the following is a free morpheme?
a) pre
b) able
c) cian
d) de
b) able
What's the prefix in the word: misinform
misinform
What's the suffix in the word: amphibian
amphibian
What's the root word in the word: spectical
spectical