Morphemes

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What is a morpheme?

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A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.

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What is a root morpheme?

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A root morpheme is the base part of a word that carries the main meaning.

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What is a prefix?

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A prefix is a morpheme added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

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What is a suffix?

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A suffix is a morpheme added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

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What does the morpheme 'cred' mean?

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The morpheme 'cred' means 'to believe'.

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What does the morpheme 'dict' mean?

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The morpheme 'dict' means 'to say' or 'to tell'.

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What does the morpheme 'sub' mean?

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The morpheme 'sub' means 'below' or 'under'.

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What does the morpheme 'cycle' mean?

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The morpheme 'cycle' means 'circle' or 'ring'.

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What does the morpheme 'meter' mean?

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The morpheme 'meter' means 'measure'.

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What is an example of a word with the prefix 'un'?

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An example is 'unhappy', which means 'not happy'.