Morphology Assessment

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Morphology

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The study of the structure and form of words in a language, including the formation of words and their relationship to other words.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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Base Word

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A word that can stand alone and has meaning, to which prefixes or suffixes can be added.

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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Prefix

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A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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Suffix

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A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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Inflectional Morphology

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The study of how words change form to express grammatical features such as tense, mood, or number.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

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Derivational Morphology

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The process of creating new words by adding prefixes or suffixes to base words.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

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Compound Word

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A word that is made up of two or more base words combined together.

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CCSS.L.2.4D

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Synonym

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A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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Antonym

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Morphological Awareness

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The ability to recognize and manipulate the structure of words, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A