Morpheme Mastery Flashcard

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What is a morpheme?

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A morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit in a language that carries meaning. It can be a word or a part of a word.

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What is a free morpheme?

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A free morpheme is a morpheme that can stand alone as a word, such as 'cat' or 'book'.

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What is a bound morpheme?

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A bound morpheme is a morpheme that cannot stand alone and must be attached to a free morpheme, such as 'un-' in 'unhappy'.

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What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

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The prefix 'un-' means 'not' or 'opposite of', as in 'unhappy'.

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What does the suffix '-ed' indicate?

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The suffix '-ed' indicates the past tense of a verb, as in 'walked'.

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What does the suffix '-s' signify?

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The suffix '-s' signifies plural form, as in 'cats'.

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What does the suffix '-y' mean?

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The suffix '-y' means 'inclined to' or 'characterized by', as in 'happy'.

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What does the morpheme '-ity' mean?

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The morpheme '-ity' means 'state of' or 'quality of', as in 'activity'.

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What does the suffix '-age' mean?

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The suffix '-age' means 'noun; collection, mass, relationship', as in 'baggage'.

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How many morphemes are in the word 'unhappiness'?

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There are 3 morphemes in 'unhappiness': 'un-', 'happy', and '-ness'.