Morphemic Analysis

Question 1

Morphological awareness

Answer 1

is the recognition and understanding that the components of complex words (i.e., roots or bases plus affixes) carry meaning. A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of language. Morphemes can be classified as prefixes, suffixes, bases, and roots.

Question 2

morphemes

Answer 2

can be classified as prefixes, suffixes, bases, and roots.

Question 3

Base Words

Answer 3

can stand independently but may also be combined with affixes or other words to form a compound word. Base words are considered unbound morphemes.

Question 4

Root Words

Answer 4

must be combined with affixes to form a. recognizable word. Root words are considered bound morphemes.

Question 5

Prefixes and Suffixes

Answer 5

must be combined with bases or roots to form a. recognizable word. Affixes are considered bound morphemes.

Question 6

Inflectional endings

Answer 6

modify the tense or number or denote a comparison

-ed, -s, -es, -ing, -er, -est, -‘s, -s’

Question 7

Derivational affixes

Answer 7

added to the end of a word, known as suffixes, generally change the grammatical category of a word, although there are occasional exceptions. However, all prefixes are derivational.

-ment, -ful, -ness, -less, -ly, -y

ex) beauty- beautiful
noun—– adjective

creative- creatively
adjective—- adverb

Question 8

strategies for teaching morphology

Answer 8

Taught explicitly as part of vocabulary instruction

Taught as a decoding strategy for unfamiliar multisyllabic words

When students apply morphemic analysis, they:

Identify recognizable morphemes, which include root or base words and affixes.
Identify the known morphemes and their meanings.
Check the meaning of the word in context.