#morphememonday: June 29, 2020

by | Jun 30, 2020 | Morpheme Mondays

Happy #morphememonday everyone! I hope you are doing well.
This week we are going to discuss a French suffix for a change.


Origin: Latin
Definition: to, toward
Examples: adjacent, adhesive, adjective, advice, adverb
                    <ad> + <mit> -> admit
                    <ad> + <mire> -> admire
                    <ad> + <just> -> adjust
                    <ad> + <vent> -> advent
                    <ad> + <here> -> adhere

  • This prefix has several alternate forms that depend on the first level of the base element or root that they are attached to including: ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, & at-; when these alternate forms are used, a double consonant occurs

  • This prefix occurs frequently in the English language and should be taught to students once they have learned some of the other more common suffixes in the English language.


Origin: Latin
Definition: send
Examples: remit, emissary, commitment, permit, omission
                    <sub> + <miss> + <ion> -> submission
                    <trans> + <mit> + <er> -> transmitter
                    <non> + <com> + <mit> + <al> -> noncommittal
                    <dis> + <miss> + <al> -> dismissal
                    <re> + <miss> -> remiss

  • As you can see, this twin base is fairly common in the English language and it should be explicitly taught to students as they begin to learn more about the common roots in the English language.

  • It would be a great choice for creating a word matrix or word web to demonstrate how many words this root is used in


Origin: French
Definition: a person who does an action
Examples: buzzard, haggard, standard, placard, wizard
                    <cow> + <ard> -> coward
                    <dot> + <ard> -> dotard
                    <drunk> + <ard> -> drunkard
                    <slug> + <ard> ->sluggard
                    <tank> + <ard> -> tankard

  • This French suffix is noun forming

  • It is not a suffix that I would make a point of explicitly teaching students but one that I would mention in context.

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