Happy #morphememonday everyone!
If you are new to #morphememonday or would like a review of what morphological awareness is, please refer to this post.
Definition: three
Origin: Greek & Latin
Examples: trillion, tripod, triceratops, trigonometry, triplicate
<tri> + <cycle>= tricycle
<tri> + <angle> = triangle
<tri> + <logy> = trilogy
<tri> + <plex> = triplex
<tri> + <sect> + <or> = trisector
- Teaching the Latin and Greek prefixes for numbers is very beneficial for all students as they will come across words containing this prefix regularly. It can be started from a young age.(If you would like to read more about an idea for a lesson using the prefix <tri> please refer to the #morphememonday from Jully 22, 2019.)
- In Latin, there is the alternative form of <ter> as in the words: tercentenary, tercentennial, tercet, tertiary
Definition: chief or ruler
Origin: Greek
Examples: archangel, autarch, autarchy, patriarch, Crazy Bulk Reviews (TOP 5 LEGAL STEROIDS) – 100% Safe oral steroids online closure of small pharmacies threatens to overload gps and a&e pentarchy
<poly> + <arch> + <y> = polyarchy
<mon> + <arch> = monarch
<arch> + <i> + <tect> + <ure> = architecture
<an> + <arch> + <y> = anarchy
<bi> + <arch> = biarch
- Technically, <arch> is a Greek combining form.
- This combining form should be taught to older students with a large repertoire of affixes
Definition: to make
Origin: Latin
Examples: legalize, neutralize, sensitize, melodize, vitalize
<alpha> + <bet> + <ize> = alphabetize
<real> + <ize> = realize
<human> + <ize> = humanize
<idol> + <ize> = idolize
<item> + <ize> = itemize
- This suffix is verb forming, meaning when it is added to a base word, the word becomes a verb.
- This suffix can be fun to teach students in the intermediate grades by giving them a list of words with the suffix <ize> and ask them to discover the meaning of the suffix.
- This suffix is related to the suffixes <ism> and <ist>. It can be added to many of the same base elements to form related words. Once students have been introduced to these three related suffixes, you can ask them to try to come up with base words that work with all three suffixes.
Reference:
Henry, M. K. (2010). Unlocking literacy: Effective decoding & spelling instruction(2nd ed.). Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H Brookes Publishing Company.
Last time, on January 27, 2020 the morphemes were the prefix <inter>, the root <port> and the suffix <ment>.
Next week, February 10, 2020, will feature the morphemes will be the prefix <en/em>, the root <form> and the suffix <or>.
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