Exploring Morphemes

What is a morpheme?

• A morpheme is a type of grammatical error.

• A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.

• A morpheme is a complete sentence.

• A morpheme is a synonym for a word.

Identify the morphemes in the word 'unhappiness'.

• unhappy

• -ness

• happi-

• ['un-', 'happy', '-ness']

What is the root word in 'replay'?

• playback

• display

• play

• replay

Create a new word using the morpheme 'bio'.

• biochemistry

• biomechanics

• biophysics

• biology

Is 'cat' a free or bound morpheme?

• compound morpheme

• inflectional morpheme

• free morpheme

• derivational morpheme

Identify the free morpheme in 'dogs'.

• dog

• cat

• doghouse

• puppies

What does the prefix 'dis-' mean in 'disagree'?

• to agree

• to disagree

• not or opposite of

• to unite

Analyze the root word in 'transportation'.

• transport

• port

• transmission

• transit

Create a new word using the morpheme 'graph'.

• autograph

• photograph

• telegraph

• biograph

Is 'ed' in 'walked' a free or bound morpheme?

• independent morpheme

• bound morpheme

• unbound morpheme

• free morpheme