Morphology Assessment

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What is Morphology in language?

Back

Morphology is the study of the structure and form of words in a language, including the ways in which words are formed and their relationship to other words in the same language.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is a root word?

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A root word is the base part of a word that carries the main meaning and can have prefixes or suffixes added to it.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is a prefix?

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A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

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What is a suffix?

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A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function.

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

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What does it mean for two words to be related morphologically?

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Two words are related morphologically if they share a common root or base form, indicating a connection in meaning or grammatical function.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

Example of a word with a prefix:

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Unhappy (prefix 'un-' means 'not').

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Front

Example of a word with a suffix:

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Happiness (suffix '-ness' indicates a state or quality).

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

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What is a compound word?

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A compound word is formed when two or more words are combined to create a new word with a specific meaning, such as 'toothbrush'.

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CCSS.L.2.4D

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What is the difference between a base word and a derived word?

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A base word is a simple word that can stand alone, while a derived word is formed by adding prefixes or suffixes to a base word.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is inflection in morphology?

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Inflection is the modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and case.

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CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

CCSS.L.K.4B