Morphology

What is morphology?

• the study of word parts

• the study of word meanings

• the study of the structure of words and form

• the study of the spelling of words

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.RI.5.4

A word part that goes at the beginning of a word and changes the word's meaning. 

• prefix
• suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

A word part that contains the central meaning of the word is a

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

A word part added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning is a

• Root

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does the root bio mean?

• life
• to throw or toss
• to speak 
• health

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

This root word means study or "the study of"

• -sci-
• -ology-
• -mem-
• -graph-

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What does aqua- mean?

• water

• star

• soul or life

• good or well

What does the root 'aero' mean?

• Air

• Soil

• Grab

• That thing you shoot with a bow

What does 'tract' mean?

• to pull, drag, or draw

• to carry

• to cut or divide

• to throw, hurl, or lie

Select all of the following that are negative prefixes, meaning not or opposite.

• in-

• un-

• sub-

• re-

• anti-