Morphology

Morphology is:

• a spelling strategy

• prefixes and suffixes

• the study of word structure

• letter sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A morpheme is:

• a prefix

• a suffix

• a group of letters that has its own meaning

• changing from one form to another

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

A free morpheme:

• has escaped captivity

• is easy to spell

• is a word

• costs nothing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A bound morpheme:

• is restrained

• has meaning but is not a word

• is always a prefix

• is always a suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

An affix is:

• a quick fix

• a made up word

• a letter or letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning

• a base word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A prefix:

• comes before a base word

• comes after a base word

• is placed in the middle of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

A suffix:

• comes before a base word

• comes after a base word

• is placed in the middle of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

A base word:

• is basic

• is a type of suffix

• is a word that can stand alone and hold meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A root is:

• something in the garden

• the primary form of a word but cannot stand on its own

• a type of prefix

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Segment the morphemes in the word undeniable.

Label to morphemes and write their meanings

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F