Morphology Vocabulary

Front

What is a predicate?

Back

The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is, usually containing a verb and providing information about the subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

What is an affix?

Back

A meaningful word part that can be added to a root word, either at the beginning (prefix) or the end (suffix), to modify its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What is a root word?

Back

The most important part of a word that gives it its basic meaning, to which affixes can be added.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is a suffix?

Back

A meaningful word part added to the end of a root word that can change its meaning or part of speech, such as -ed or -ing.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What are derivatives?

Back

Words that are formed from the same root word but have different meanings, such as read, reread, readability, and reading.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is a prefix?

Back

A meaningful word part added to the beginning of a root word that can change its meaning, such as un- in unhappy.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix?

Back

A prefix is added to the beginning of a root word, while a suffix is added to the end.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What is a compound word?

Back

A word that is made up of two or more smaller words combined to create a new meaning, such as 'toothbrush' (tooth + brush).

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

Front

What is a synonym?

Back

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word, such as 'happy' and 'joyful'.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

Front

What is an antonym?

Back

A word that has the opposite meaning of another word, such as 'happy' and 'sad'.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B