Morphographs 21-25 Practice/ Flashcard 2

Front

What is a morphograph?

Back

A morphograph is the smallest unit of meaning in a word, which can include prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

Front

How many morphographs are in the word 'hopelessly'?

Back

3 (hope + less + ly)

Front

How many morphographs are in the word 'unusable'?

Back

3 (un + use + able)

Front

What does the morphograph '-er' mean?

Back

It means 'more' or 'one who', as in 'teacher' (one who teaches).

Front

What does the morphograph 'pre-' mean?

Back

It means 'before', as in 'preview' (view before).

Front

What does the morphograph '-est' mean?

Back

It means 'the most', as in 'fastest' (the most fast).

Front

Identify the morphographs in the word 'disagree'.

Back

2 (dis + agree)

Front

What is the meaning of the morphograph 'un-'?

Back

It means 'not', as in 'unhappy' (not happy).

Front

What is the meaning of the morphograph '-able'?

Back

It means 'capable of', as in 'readable' (capable of being read).

Front

Identify the morphographs in the word 'replay'.

Back

2 (re + play)