Morpheme Matrix 1 - Lesson 2 - form

What base word are we working with on this lesson?

• scope

• aqua

• graph

• form

What does the base word "form" mean?

• A process of transformation.
• to form or create

• A method of communication.
• a passage of water

Where do suffixes go on a word?

• Suffixes go at the beginning of a word.
• Suffixes go at the end of a word.
• Suffixes can be found at the top of a word.
• Suffixes are placed in the middle of a word.

What does it mean when an "s" is added to a word? Select all the correct answers.

• It indicates a verb tense change.
• It represents a singular noun.
• It represents a plural noun.

• It indicates a past tense verb.

Does adding -ed indicate a present tense verb or past tense verb?

• Present tense
• Past tense

Does the suffix -ing make a present tense verb or a past tense verb?

• The suffix -ing makes a present tense verb.
• The suffix -ing makes a past tense verb.

When the suffix -s is added to the base word form, what does it mean? Select all the correct answers.

• more than one form

• a verb about something made yesterday

• just one form

• a verb about something being done now

When the suffix -ed is added to the word "form," what does it mean?

• something was shaped or created in the past

• something is being created or shaped right now

As a verb, what does forming mean?

• To observe or watch closely.
• To create or shape something.

• To ignore or neglect a task.
• To destroy or eliminate something.

Select all the words that have one of the suffixes we learned today.

• reformed

• forming

• former

• deforms