Morphemes

Question 1

Morpheme

Answer 1

Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in a language and can’t be divided further. Some morphemes are full words, while others like prefixes and suffixes are just parts of words.

Question 2

Free morphemes

Answer 2

Can stand alone (run, dog)

Question 3

Bound morphemes

Answer 3

must be attached (-ed, re-)

Question 4

Inflectional ending

Answer 4

shows tense, number, etc. (-s, -ed)

Question 5

Derivational

Answer 5

change meaning or part of speech (happy-unhappy, kind-kindness)

Question 6

How to teach morphemes

Answer 6

-Explicitly teach prefixes, suffixes, root words.
-Use morpheme maps or graphic organizers.
-Break apart multisyllabic words to analyze meaning and structure.

Question 7

When to double when adding -ing

Answer 7

double the final consonant for CVC word pattern (run - running).

Question 8

Six Syllable Types

Answer 8

-Closed: ends in C, short vowel (cat)
-Open: ends in vowel, long vowel (he)
-Silent-e: long vowel, final -e (cake)
-Vowel team: vowel pair, long (meat)
-R-controlled: vowel + r (bird)
-Consonant -le: ends in -le (little)