Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use prefixes to change the meaning of a word. Adding the prefix semi- changes the meaning of the word. The prefix semi- means half, partial, or almost. Prefixes work … [Read more...] about The Prefix SEMI-: A FREE Morphology Lesson
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The Suffixes ER and OR: A FREE Morphology Lesson
Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the suffixes -er and -or to change the meaning of a word. Adding the suffixes -er and -or to a base word changes a verb into a noun. Specifically, the noun is a person … [Read more...] about The Suffixes ER and OR: A FREE Morphology Lesson
The Suffix -MENT: A FREE Morphology Lesson
Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the suffix -ment to change the meaning of a word. Adding the suffix -ment to a base word changes a verb into a noun. For example, enjoy becomes enjoyment. We simply … [Read more...] about The Suffix -MENT: A FREE Morphology Lesson
The Suffix -NESS: A FREE Morphology Lesson
Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the suffix -ness to change the meaning of a word. Adding the suffix -ness to a base word changes an adjective into a noun. For example, sad becomes sadness. Less … [Read more...] about The Suffix -NESS: A FREE Morphology Lesson
The Suffix -ION: A FREE Morphology Lesson
Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the suffix -ion to change the meaning of a word. Adding the suffix -ion to a base word changes a verb into a noun. There are several ways to spell the -ion suffix to … [Read more...] about The Suffix -ION: A FREE Morphology Lesson
The Prefix OCT-: A FREE Morphology Lesson
Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use prefixes to change the meaning of a word. Adding the prefix oct- changes the meaning of the word. The prefix oct- means eight. Prefixes work with other roots to … [Read more...] about The Prefix OCT-: A FREE Morphology Lesson