📚 Part 1: Breaking Down Words

1. Break down the word 'reverse' into its parts:

Prefix: _____________ Root: _____________ Suffix: _____________

2. What does the prefix 're-' mean?

not or opposite

again or back

before

many

3. Break down the word 'disappeared' into its parts:

Prefix: _____________ Root: _____________ Suffix: _____________

4. Break down the word 'photograph' into its parts:

Root 1: _____________ Root 2: _____________

5. Which word parts change the meaning to 'opposite' or 'not'?

re-

dis-

-ed

photo-

✏️ Part 2: Word Meanings and Creation

6. What does 'photograph' literally mean when you combine its roots?

7. Create new words by adding prefixes or suffixes to these roots:

appear + re- = _____________

verse + -ing = _____________

graph + -ic = _____________

8. Write a sentence using one of the words you created above:

9. If 'photo' means light and 'graph' means to write or record, what do you think 'photography' means?

🎯 Part 3: Extension Challenge

10. Advanced Task: Create three new words using the roots 'verse', 'appear', or 'graph' with different prefixes or suffixes. Explain what each word means.

Word 1: _____________ Meaning: _________________________________

Word 2: _____________ Meaning: _________________________________

Word 3: _____________ Meaning: _________________________________

11. How does understanding word parts help you when you read unfamiliar words?

Morphological Analysis Worksheet

Morphological Analysis Worksheet

📚 Part 1: Breaking Down Words

✏️ Part 2: Word Meanings and Creation

🎯 Part 3: Extension Challenge

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