Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that can change the meaning of a word.

• True

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Morphology is the study of the meaning of words.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Derivational morphemes change the grammatical category of a word.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

A bound morpheme can stand alone as a word.

• True

• False

 Compounding is a process in which two or more words are combined to create a new word.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.2.4D

Infixes are a type of morpheme that appear at the beginning of a word.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

  In English, stress always falls on the first syllable of a word.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Stress can affect the meaning of a word in some languages.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

The word “import” can be noun or verb depending on where the stress falls.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The tongue is the most important place for producing speech sounds.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A