Morphology

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What is morphology?

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Morphology is the study of the structure and form of words in a language, including the formation of words and their meaningful parts.

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What is a morpheme?

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A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a word. It can be a whole word or a part of a word, such as a prefix or suffix.

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What is a prefix?

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

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What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

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The prefix 'un-' means 'not'.

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What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

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The prefix 'dis-' means 'not' or 'apart'.

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True or False: Morphemes can be whole words.

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True.

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True or False: Syllables and morphemes are the same.

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False. Morphemes are different from syllables.

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What is an example of a word with a prefix?

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The word 'unhappy' has the prefix 'un-'.

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What is an example of a word with a suffix?

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The word 'happiness' has the suffix '-ness'.