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Morphemes and Word Parts

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Morphemes and Word Parts

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📚 Part 1: Identifying Morphemes

1. A morpheme is:

The largest part of a word

The smallest unit of meaning in a word

Any letter in a word

A type of sentence

2. Which of these is a FREE morpheme (can stand alone)?

un-

-ness

happy

-ing

3. Which of these are BOUND morphemes (cannot stand alone)? Check all that apply:

re-

friend

-ful

-ed

4. Break down the word "unhappy" into its morphemes:

__________ + __________

Which part is free? __________ Which part is bound? __________

✏️ Part 2: Word Building and Analysis

5. Using the morphemes below, create THREE new words. Write the meaning of each word you create.

Available morphemes: re-, un-, -ful, -less, care, help, do

Word 1: _________________ Meaning: _________________________________

Word 2: _________________ Meaning: _________________________________

Word 3: _________________ Meaning: _________________________________

6. Analyze the word "friendship." Fill in the blanks:

The word "friendship" has _____ morphemes.

The free morpheme is: __________

The bound morpheme is: __________

The suffix "-ship" means: _________________________________

7. Look at the word "rewrite." Use your knowledge of morphemes to explain what this word means:

🎯 Part 3: Apply Your Knowledge

8. Circle the morphemes in each word below. Use different colors: blue for FREE morphemes, red for BOUND morphemes.

Example: unkindness

a) teacher

b) disagreement

c) hopeless

d) rebuild

9. You see the unfamiliar word "prehistoric." Using your knowledge of morphemes, what do you think this word means?

pre- = _____________ historic = _____________

So "prehistoric" means: _________________________________

10. Create your own word using at least two morphemes. Explain what your word means and why you chose those parts.
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