Lesson 20: Make it Stick Flashcards
What is morphology?
Morphology is the study of how words are made up of smaller parts like prefixes, suffixes, and root words.
What are morphemes?
Morphemes are the smallest parts of a word that have meaning, like ‘un-‘ in ‘unhappy’ or ‘-ed’ in ‘jumped.’
How do prefixes change a word’s meaning?
Prefixes change a word’s meaning, like ‘pre-‘ in ‘preview’ meaning ‘before you see.’
How do suffixes change a word’s meaning?
Suffixes can change a word’s meaning or part of speech, like ‘-er’ turning ‘teach’ into ‘teacher.’
What is the difference between a root word and a base word?
A root word carries meaning and can stand alone, while a base word may change when adding affixes.
What happens when you add a prefix to a word?
A prefix is added to the beginning of a word and changes its meaning, like ‘re-‘ in ‘redo’ meaning ‘do again.’
What happens when you add a suffix to a word?
A suffix is added to the end of a word and can change its tense, form, or meaning, like ‘-ly’ in ‘quickly.’
Why do some words change spelling when adding a suffix?
Some words double letters or drop letters when adding suffixes, like ‘run’ → ‘running.’
How does morphology help with reading?
Morphology helps with reading by breaking words into parts to understand them more easily.
How does morphology help with spelling?
Morphology helps with spelling by showing common patterns, like ‘-tion’ in ‘action’ and ‘education’ meaning ‘process of.’
Find a word that starts with ‘un-‘ and explain its meaning.
Example: ‘unhappy’ means ‘not happy.’
Find a word that starts with ‘re-‘ and explain its meaning.
Example: ‘redo’ means ‘to do again.’
Find a word that starts with ‘pre-‘ and explain its meaning.
Example: ‘preview’ means ‘to see before.’
Find a word that has ‘-er’ at the end and explain what it means.
Example: ‘teacher’ means ‘a person who teaches.’
Find a word that has ‘-ment’ at the end and explain what it means.
Example: ‘enjoyment’ means ‘the result of enjoying something.’
Find a word that has ‘-ness’ at the end and explain what it means.
Example: ‘kindness’ means ‘the state of being kind.’
Find a word that has ‘-ful’ at the end and explain what it means.
Example: ‘joyful’ means ‘full of joy.’
Find a word that has ‘-less’ at the end and explain what it means.
Example: ‘fearless’ means ‘without fear.’
Find a word that has ‘-tion’ or ‘-sion’ at the end and explain what it means.
Example: ‘education’ means ‘the process of educating.’
Find a word that has ‘-able’ or ‘-ible’ at the end and explain what it means.
Example: ‘readable’ means ‘able to be read.’
Find a word that changes spelling when you add ‘-ed’ and explain why.
Example: ‘run’ becomes ‘ran’ when changing tense.
Find a word that changes spelling when you add ‘-ing’ and explain why.
Example: ‘make’ becomes ‘making’ (drop the ‘e’).
Find a word that changes spelling when you add ‘-er’ or ‘-est’ and explain why.
Example: ‘big’ becomes ‘bigger’ (double the final letter).
Find a word that keeps the same spelling when adding a suffix and explain why.
Example: ‘hope’ stays the same in ‘hopeful.’
