Morphemes

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What is a morpheme?

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A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

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What is a root morpheme?

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A root morpheme is the base part of a word that carries the main meaning.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

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What is a prefix?

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

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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What is a suffix?

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A suffix is a morpheme added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

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The prefix 'un-' means 'not' or 'opposite of'.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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What does the prefix 'sub-' mean?

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The prefix 'sub-' means 'under' or 'below'.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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What does the suffix '-ing' indicate?

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The suffix '-ing' indicates an action or process.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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What does the suffix '-ed' indicate?

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The suffix '-ed' indicates a past action.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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What does the suffix '-ion' indicate?

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The suffix '-ion' indicates a state or condition.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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What does the root 'dict' mean?

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The root 'dict' means 'to say' or 'to tell'.

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B