Lesson 4: Make it Stick PT 1 Flashcards
True or False: Morphemes are only found in school books.
❌ False. Morphemes are everywhere—on signs, labels, and even video games!
Where can you find morphemes in everyday life?
✅ In books, store signs, food labels, street names, and product packaging.
Multiple Choice: If you saw the word “subway” on a sign, how would you break it into morphemes? A) Sub + way B) Subway (one morpheme) C) Subw + ay D) Subwa + y
✅ A) Sub + way (Sub- = under, way = path → “an underground path”).
Break apart the word “television” into morphemes.
✅ Tele- (far) + vision (seeing).
Find a word with a prefix in your daily life. What word did you find?
✅ Open-ended. Possible answers: Recycle, Unplug, Preorder, Mismatch, Overheat.
Find a word with a suffix in your daily life. What word did you find?
✅ Open-ended. Possible answers: Happiness, Playful, Strongest, Careless, Darkness.
Fill in the blank: The prefix “tele-“ means ________.
✅ Far (television = seeing from far away).
Break apart the word “hyperactive” into morphemes.
✅ Hyper- (too much) + active (full of movement).
True or False: The word “supermarket” contains a prefix.
✅ True. Super- (above) + market (a place to buy food).
Multiple Choice: Which of these words contains a suffix? A) Preheat B) Careful C) Subway D) Replay
✅ B) Careful (-ful = full of).
Find and break apart the morphemes in the word “motorcycle.”
✅ Motor (machine) + cycle (wheel, circle).
Break apart the word “unsuccessful” into morphemes.
✅ Un- (not) + success + -ful (full of).
Find and break apart the morphemes in the word “international.”
✅ Inter- (between) + nation + -al (relating to).
Fill in the blank: The suffix “-ness” means ________.
✅ State of being (Kindness = state of being kind).
True or False: The prefix “sub-” means “above.”
❌ False. It means under (Submarine = under the sea).
Find a word with the prefix “pre-“ and break it into morphemes.
✅ Open-ended. Example: Preheat → Pre- (before) + heat.
Break apart the word “miscommunication” into morphemes.
✅ Mis- (wrong) + communicate + -ion (action).
Multiple Choice: If you saw the word “superstar,” how would you break it into morphemes? A) Super + star B) Sup + erstar C) Superst + ar D) Supersta + r
✅ A) Super + star (Super- = above, star = celebrity).
Find a word on a food label that has a prefix or suffix. What word did you find?
✅ Open-ended. Possible answers: Pre-cooked, Sugar-free, Unopened, Organic-ally.
Break apart the word “transportation” into morphemes.
✅ Trans- (across) + port (carry) + -ation (act of).
Find and break apart the morphemes in the word “reusable.”
✅ Re- (again) + use + -able (can be).
True or False: The word “invisible” contains a prefix.
✅ True. In- (not) + visible (able to be seen).
Multiple Choice: Which of these words contains a Latin or Greek root? A) Replay B) Biology C) Played D) Fastest
✅ B) Biology (Bio- = life, -logy = study of).
Break apart the word “misunderstood” into morphemes.
✅ Mis- (wrong) + understand + -ed (past tense).
Break apart the word “kindness” into morphemes.
✅ Kind + -ness (state of being).
Break apart the word “overcooked” into morphemes.
✅ Over- (too much) + cook + -ed (past tense).
Find a word in a video game title that has a morpheme. What word did you find?
✅ Open-ended. Example: Minecraft → Mine (dig) + craft (build).
Break apart the word “excitement” into morphemes.
✅ Excite + -ment (state of).
Find a word in a store sign that contains a prefix or suffix. What word did you find?
✅ Open-ended. Example: Supermarket → Super- (above) + market.
True or False: The word “rewrite” has a prefix and a suffix.
❌ False. It only has a prefix (Re- + write).
Multiple Choice: What does the prefix “anti-“ mean? A) Before B) Against C) Above D) Without
✅ B) Against (Antibacterial = against bacteria).
Break apart the word “repainted” into morphemes.
✅ Re- (again) + paint + -ed (past tense).
Find and break apart the morphemes in the word “hopeful.”
✅ Hope + -ful (full of).
Break apart the word “disagreeable” into morphemes.
✅ Dis- (opposite) + agree + -able (can be).
Fill in the blank: The suffix “-able” means ________.
✅ Can be done (Readable = can be read).
True or False: The word “unsuccessful” has two morphemes.
❌ False. It has three (Un- + success + -ful).
Find and break apart the morphemes in the word “unkindly.”
✅ Un- (not) + kind + -ly (in a certain way).
Break apart the word “predictable” into morphemes.
✅ Pre- (before) + dict (say) + -able (can be).
Find and break apart the morphemes in the word “unstoppable.”
✅ Un- (not) + stop + -able (can be).
How does recognizing morphemes help with understanding new words?
✅ It helps you decode and define words faster without guessing.
