Morphology

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What does the Latin root 'form' mean?

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To shape.

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What does the Latin root 'port' refer to?

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To carry; gate or entryway.

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What does the suffix '-ing' indicate?

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Action or process.

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What does the suffix '-ed' signify?

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Past tense (verb).

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What does the prefix 'mis-' mean?

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Bad or wrong.

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What is morphology in linguistics?

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The study of the structure and form of words in a language.

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What is a morpheme?

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The smallest grammatical unit in a language.

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What is the difference between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme?

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A free morpheme can stand alone as a word, while a bound morpheme cannot.

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Give an example of a compound word.

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Notebook (made of 'note' and 'book').

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What is an affix?

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A morpheme that is attached to a word to modify its meaning.