Morphology

-ist

• one who

• a type of plant

• a musical instrument

• a scientific theory

suffix

• a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

• a type of prefix that appears at the beginning of a word.

• a word that has no meaning on its own.

• a grammatical rule that applies to verbs only.

antonym

• a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

• a word that has the same meaning as another word.

• a word that describes a person or thing.

• a word that is used to express a strong emotion.

root word

• the base part of a word that carries its primary meaning.

• a word that has no prefixes or suffixes.

• a synonym for a word.

• a word that is derived from another language.

prefix

• a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

• a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

• a type of punctuation used in writing.

• a synonym for a word that has the same meaning.

-able/-ible

• can be done

• is impossible

• requires effort

• is not allowed

derivation

• the process of forming a new word by adding prefixes or suffixes to a root word.

• the act of deriving a conclusion from premises.

• the method of translating words from one language to another.

• the technique of analyzing the structure of a sentence.

compound word

• a word made up of two or more smaller words.

• a single word with no meaning.

• a word that is always capitalized.

• a word that describes an action.

bene, bon

• bad, poorly

• good, well

• average, fair

• great, excellent

bio

• life

• death

• energy

• growth