Morphology

Front

What does the Latin root 'form' mean?

Back

To shape.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

Front

What does the Latin root 'port' refer to?

Back

To carry; gate or entryway.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

Front

What does the suffix '-ing' indicate?

Back

Action or process.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What does the suffix '-ed' signify?

Back

Past tense (verb).

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Front

What does the prefix 'mis-' mean?

Back

Bad or wrong.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What is morphology in linguistics?

Back

The study of the structure and form of words in a language.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is a morpheme?

Back

The smallest grammatical unit in a language.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is the difference between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme?

Back

A free morpheme can stand alone as a word, while a bound morpheme cannot.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

Give an example of a compound word.

Back

Notebook (made of 'note' and 'book').

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

Front

What is an affix?

Back

A morpheme that is attached to a word to modify its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A