English Morphology

What's Morphology?

• The study of speech sounds

• The study of words structures

• The study of meanings

• All branches of Linguistics

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What are Morphemes?

• The study of words structures

• Suffixes

• Affixes

• Small units of words

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Word formation process includes....

• Combining process

• Shortening process

• Blending and reduplication process

• All of the above options

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is Derivational morpheme?

• Words that have morphemes that change depending on the grammar and meaning of a sentence, including nouns

• Never change the part of speech of the word

• Often change the part of speech of the word

• No correct answer

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Which answer are prefixes? (choose more than one)

• pre

• logy

• tion

• pro

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which answer are suffixes? (choose more than one)

• re

• ture

• bio

• ity

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is a morpheme?

• ch

• st

• re

• th

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3D

Which is a free morpheme?

• re

• ous

• s

• joy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which is a bound morpheme?

• tion

• form

• teach

• er

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How many morphemes does the word "unhappiness" have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5