Happy First #morphememonday of 2020 Everyone! I hope you had an enjoyable holiday season and the new decade has been kind to you.
Let’s hope that more educators will learn about the importance of morphological awareness and make it a regular part of the language arts instruction throughout this decade!
Definition: between
Origin: Latin
Examples: interscholastic, interagency, interpose, international, interlining
<inter> + <act> + <ion> = interaction
<inter> + <ject> + <ed> = interjected
<inter> + <com> = intercom
<inter> + <line> + <ing> = interlining
<inter> + <lude> + <s> = interludes
- This prefix is one that can easily be taught in context when the word comes up in instruction.
- A lesson could discuss how the internet has changed the world because it has made communication between people and the sharing of information easier and faster than ever in history.
Definition: carry, harbor, gate
Origin: Latin
Examples: opportunity, deportee, portico, portage, support
<im> + <port> = import
<port> + <able> = portable
<trans> + <port> + <ed> = transported
<re> + <port> + <er> = reporter
<sup> + <port> = support
- This root is commonly found in everyday language. It is appropriate to introduce to middle school students.
Definition: the result of an action
Origin: Latin
Example: contentment, monument, measurement, apartment, settlement
<frag> + <ment> = fragment
<en> + <joy> + <ment> = enjoyment
<ship> + <ment> = shipment
<ap> + <point> + <ment> = appointment
<fer> + <ment> = ferment
- This suffix is another morpheme that is found in everyday language. It is helpful to explicitly teach it to students so they can be aware of the spelling and use it to help find meaning in unfamiliar words.
- This suffix is noun forming.
Last time, on December 16, 2019, the morphemes were the prefix <super>, the root <aqua> and the suffix <less>.
Next week, January 27, 2020, will feature the morphemes will be the prefix <im>, the root <chron> and the suffix <ish>.
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