1. Morpheme Triangles & Meaning Maps
Created by Jessica Mitchell

2. Use morpheme triangles when word has 3 morphemes
Present tense
To past tense
+ shouted
across
+ transfer
+ transplant
? trance
+ transit
+ translate
+ trans-Atlantic
+ nodded
+ walked
+ kicked
Trans –port-ed
? edit
+ sped
+ balanced
To move
+ port
+ portable
+ Portland
? Portugal
? sport
+ import
+ export
+ porter

3. Dis-re-spect-ful Use morpheme rectangles when word has 4 morphemes
+ spectacle
+ spectator
+ spectacular
+ special
? species
+ spectacles
+ retell
+ replay
+ reposition
? reptile
+ retool
To do again
To view seriously
Dis-re-spect-ful
+ hateful
+ wrongful
+ wonderful
+ beautiful
? fulcrum
+ disagree
? distance
+ discover
+ disallow
? dissing me
Take or remove
To be full of

4. ReadWriteThink.org
Click Lessons to find:
Search morpheme matchups and select handout
*Other morphology and vocabulary activities can be found here.

5. In the center write target word.
Meaning Maps
In the center write target word.
Target word
Branch examples and important information about word off of the center circle.
Target word
example

7. Research
Winters, R. (2009). Interactive Frames for Vocabulary Growth and Word Consciousness.
Reading Teacher, 62(8), Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
Dalton, B., & Grisham, D. L. (2011). eVoc Strategies: 10 Ways to Use Technology to Build
Vocabulary. Reading Teacher, 64(5), doi: /RT
Steele, S., & Mills, M. (2011). Vocabulary intervention for school-age children with language
impairment: A review of evidence and good practice. Child Language Teaching &
Therapy, 27(3), doi: / Retrieved from EBSCOhost.