Introduction to morphemes Etymology

What is a morpheme??? A small part of a word that has a meaning Prefixes Suffixes Affixes (root words)

Why are morphemes important??? These meaningful word parts are the building blocks for academic vocabulary that you will encounter in all of your classes. Knowing morphemes will help you to decipher the meaning for new words in all of your classes.

For example… Chlorophyll Does anyone know what it is?

For example… Chlorophyll If we break chlorophyll down to its morphemes we can come up with pretty good definition ‘Chloro’ mean green ‘phyl means leaf

For example… Chlorophyll If we break chlorophyll down to its morphemes we can come up with pretty good definition ‘Chloro’ mean green ‘phyl means leaf Chlorophyll is the green material in leaves where photosynthesis happens.

You try… Write down the list of words on your own paper. One piece of paper per group. Biography Scripture Photography Postscript Biology Supervisor Antibiotic Interstate Using the etymology word list you picked up on the way in, circle the morphemes in each word and write a good definition for each word. Geology Intervene Geography Circumnavigate Geometry Submarine Homicide Pseudonym Herbivorous homonym Carnivorous Voracious