Morphology Lesson

What is morphology?

• the study of word parts

• the study of word meanings

• the study of the structure of words and form

• the study of the spelling of words

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A word part that goes at the beginning of a word and changes the word's meaning. 

• prefix
• suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the root "multi" mean?

• thrown

• two

• life

• many

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

What does the root "chron" mean?

• time

• minute

• hour

• day

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

What does the root "meter" mean?

• measure

• money

• time

• around

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

What does the root "graph" mean?

• write

• speak

• sing

• hear

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

What does the prefix "bi" mean?

• two

• one

• ten

• five

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does "biannual" mean?

• fear of sleep

• outside the Earth's atmophere

• study of the Earth

• occurring twice a year

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A word part that contains the central meaning of the word is a

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A word part added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning is a

• Root

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A