Morphology Intro

Define morpheme:

• the smallest units of meaning in a language

• the study of word parts

• a syllable or letter that is added to the beginning of a word to form a new word

• has no prefix or suffix — it's the most basic part of a word

Define morphology:

• the smallest units of meaning in a language

• the study of word parts

• a syllable or letter that is added to the beginning of a word to form a new word

• an affix that attaches to the end of a word, base, or phrase to form a new word

Define prefix:

• a syllable or letter that is added to the beginning of a word to form a new word

• has no prefix or suffix — it's the most basic part of a word

• an affix that attaches to the end of a word, base, or phrase to form a new word

• the study of word parts

Define root word:

• has no prefix or suffix — it's the most basic part of a word

• an affix that attaches to the end of a word, base, or phrase to form a new word

• the study of word parts

• the smallest units of meaning in a language

Define suffix:

• has no prefix or suffix — it's the most basic part of a word

• an affix that attaches to the end of a word, base, or phrase to form a new word

• the study of word parts

• the smallest units of meaning in a language

Match the following word parts:

Groups:

(a) Prefix

,

(b) Root

,

(c) Suffix

• graph

• log

• ex-

• fac

• -er

• circum-

• -ist

• -able

• -ness

• pro-

• sub-

• therm