Happy #morphememonday everyone!
Here is this week’s dose of morphological awareness.
Definition: in, into, make
Origin: Greek and Latin
Examples: embattle, employ, embolism, enveloped, encompass, encircled
<en> + <joy> + <ment> = enjoyment
<en> + <able> = enable
<en> + <roll> + <ment> = enrollment
<em> + <bell> + <ish> = embellish
<em> + <bed> + <ed> = embedded
- As you can see these prefixes are allomorphs. <em> is used if the base words begin with a b, m, p, or ph.
- These prefixes are useful but not essential to explicitly teach. However, if a student struggles with spelling and phonological awareness, knowing the rules for when to use <em> can help improve their spelling.
Definition: shape
Origin: Latin
Examples: malformation, information, nonconformist, formulate, formula
<uni> + <form> = uniform
<trans> + <form> + <er> = transformer
<con> + <form> + <ing> = conforming
<form> + <less> = formless
<per> + <form> + <ance> =performance
- This Latin root is a free base as it can stand alone without other affixes.
- This is a common root and should be taught to middle school students as they will begin to come across more words containing it as their vocabulary begins to expand.
Definition: a person or thing, denotes abstract, nouns
Origin: Latin
Examples: educator, exhibitor, glamor, respirator, operator
<act> + <or> = actor
<fix> + <ate> + <or> = fixator
<pro> + <ject> + <or> = projector
<trans> + <late> + <or> = translator
<pre> + <dict> + <or> = predictor
- This suffix is primarily used with Latin roots.
- This suffix is noun forming.
- This suffix should be taught to middle school students.
- It is important to teach this suffix to students who struggle with phonological awareness. Understanding when to use this suffix instead of <er> can greatly improve their spelling.
Reference:
Henry, M. K. (2010). Unlocking literacy: Effective decoding & spelling instruction(2nd ed.). Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H Brookes Publishing Company.
Last time, on Febraury 3, 2020 the morphemes were the prefix <tri>, the root <arch> and the suffix <ize>.
Next week, February 10, 2020, will feature the morphemes will be the prefix <di>, the root <derm> and the suffix <ic>.
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