Morphology Vocabulary

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What is a predicate?

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The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is, usually containing a verb and providing information about the subject.

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What is an affix?

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A meaningful word part that can be added to a root word, either at the beginning (prefix) or the end (suffix), to modify its meaning.

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What is a root word?

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The most important part of a word that gives it its basic meaning, to which affixes can be added.

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What is a suffix?

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A meaningful word part added to the end of a root word that can change its meaning or part of speech, such as -ed or -ing.

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What are derivatives?

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Words that are formed from the same root word but have different meanings, such as read, reread, readability, and reading.

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What is a prefix?

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A meaningful word part added to the beginning of a root word that can change its meaning, such as un- in unhappy.

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What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix?

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A prefix is added to the beginning of a root word, while a suffix is added to the end.

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What is a compound word?

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A word that is made up of two or more smaller words combined to create a new meaning, such as 'toothbrush' (tooth + brush).

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What is a synonym?

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A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word, such as 'happy' and 'joyful'.

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What is an antonym?

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word, such as 'happy' and 'sad'.