Exploring Morphemes

What is a morpheme?

• A synonym for a word in a language.

• The smallest unit of meaning in a language.

• The largest unit of meaning in a language.

• A type of grammatical error in a sentence.

Identify the morphemes in the word 'unhappiness'.

• unhappy

• -ness

• ['un-', 'happy', '-ness']

• happi-

Define the prefix 're-'.

• The prefix 're-' means to stop or cease.

• The prefix 're-' means to do again or back.

• The prefix 're-' refers to a location or place.

• The prefix 're-' indicates a negative action.

What does the suffix '-ful' mean?

• full of a particular quality

• pertaining to a specific action

• having a negative quality

• lacking a particular quality

Analyze the root word in 'disagree'.

• agreed

• agreeing

• disagree

• agree

Create a new word using the prefix 'pre-'.

• preorder

• preview

• preheat

• previewed

Is 'cat' a free or bound morpheme?

• compound morpheme

• inflectional morpheme

• free morpheme

• derivational morpheme

Identify the morphemes in the word 'bookshelf'.

• bookshelfing

• shelfbook

• book, shelf

• bookcase

What does the prefix 'anti-' mean?

• with

• beside

• against or opposite of

• for

Define the suffix '-ness'.

• -ness is a synonym for happiness.

• -ness indicates a type of action.

• -ness denotes a state or quality.

• -ness refers to a specific location.