Intro to Morphology
What is a morpheme?
A) A whole sentence
B) A group of letters that have meaning
C) A letter in the alphabet
D) A punctuation mark
B.) A group of letters that have meaning
What does the prefix un- mean?
A. to do again
B. not or the opposite of
C. before
D. full of
B.) Not or the opposite of
What does the prefix sub- mean?
A.ful of
B. below or under
C. to do again
D. not or the opposite of
B.) Below or under
What do the suffixes -s and -es mean?
A. past tense
B. full of
C. not
D.more than one
D.) more than one
What does the suffix -ful mean?
A. without
B. not or the opposite of
C. to be full of
D. again
C.) to be full of
What is a prefix?
A) A word part added to the end of a word
B) A word part added to the beginning of a word
C) A whole word
D) A sentence
A.) A word part added to the beginning a word
What does the word unhappy mean?
A. very happy
B. not happy
C. happy again
D. full of happiness
B.) Not Happy
What does the word submarine mean?
A. a ship that flies
B. a type of fish
C. a boat on top of the water
D. a boat that travels underwater
D. a boat that travels underwater
The suffixes -s and -es can also mean what?
A. past tense and future tense
B.not and full of
C. third person singular or one who does
D. before and after
C.) third person singular or one who does
What does the word helpful mean?
A. not helpful
B. full of help
C. help again
D. without help
B.) Full of help
What is a suffix?
A) A word part added to the beginning of a word
B) A word part added to the middle of a word
C) A word part added to the end of a word
D) A whole sentence
B.) A word part added to the end of a word
Break this word into a word sum:
unlock
un + lock
Break this word into a word sum:
subway
sub + way
In the word cats, what does the suffix -s mean?
A. one cat
B. one who cats
C. more than one cat
D. not a cat
C.) More than one cat
Break this word into a word sum:
hopeful
hope + ful
What is a base word?
A) A word part added to the beginning
B) A word part added to the end
C) A word that can stand alone and still hold meaning
D) A sentence
C.) A word that can stand alone and still hold meaning
Write the word sum and meaning for :
unkind
un + kind = not kind
Which word means “under the ground”?
A. subway
B. surface
C. submarine
D. substitute
A. subway
In the sentence “She runs every day,” what does the -s in runs mean?
A. more than one run
B. it happened in the past
C. one who runs
D. running again
A.) more than one run
Write the word sum AND meaning for:
joyful
joy + ful = full of joy
What is a root word?
A) A word part added to the beginning
B) A word part added to the end
C) Where the base part of a word comes from
D) The main word with meaning
C.) Where the base part of a word comes from
Which word means “not safe”?
A. unsafe
B. resafe
C. safety
D. safeful
A.) unsafe
Write the word sum and meaning for:
subzero
sub + zero = under or below zero
Write the word sum AND meaning for the word jumps in the sentence
"He jumps over the puddle."
jump + s = one who jumps
Which word means “full of care”?
A. careless
B. caring
C. careful
D. care
C.) careful