Lesson 4: Make it Stick PT 1

Question 1

True or False: Morphemes are only found in school books.

Answer 1

❌ False. Morphemes are everywhere—on signs, labels, and even video games!

Question 2

Where can you find morphemes in everyday life?

Answer 2

✅ In books, store signs, food labels, street names, and product packaging.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

✅ A) Sub + way (Sub- = under, way = path → “an underground path”).

Question 4

Break apart the word “television” into morphemes.

Answer 4

✅ Tele- (far) + vision (seeing).

Question 5

Find a word with a prefix in your daily life. What word did you find?

Answer 5

✅ Open-ended. Possible answers: Recycle, Unplug, Preorder, Mismatch, Overheat.

Question 6

Find a word with a suffix in your daily life. What word did you find?

Answer 6

✅ Open-ended. Possible answers: Happiness, Playful, Strongest, Careless, Darkness.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: The prefix “tele-“ means ________.

Answer 7

✅ Far (television = seeing from far away).

Question 8

Break apart the word “hyperactive” into morphemes.

Answer 8

✅ Hyper- (too much) + active (full of movement).

Question 9

True or False: The word “supermarket” contains a prefix.

Answer 9

✅ True. Super- (above) + market (a place to buy food).

Question 10

Multiple Choice: Which of these words contains a suffix? A) Preheat B) Careful C) Subway D) Replay

Answer 10

✅ B) Careful (-ful = full of).

Question 11

Find and break apart the morphemes in the word “motorcycle.”

Answer 11

✅ Motor (machine) + cycle (wheel, circle).

Question 12

Break apart the word “unsuccessful” into morphemes.

Answer 12

✅ Un- (not) + success + -ful (full of).

Question 13

Find and break apart the morphemes in the word “international.”

Answer 13

✅ Inter- (between) + nation + -al (relating to).

Question 14

Fill in the blank: The suffix “-ness” means ________.

Answer 14

✅ State of being (Kindness = state of being kind).

Question 15

True or False: The prefix “sub-” means “above.”

Answer 15

❌ False. It means under (Submarine = under the sea).

Question 16

Find a word with the prefix “pre-“ and break it into morphemes.

Answer 16

✅ Open-ended. Example: Preheat → Pre- (before) + heat.

Question 17

Break apart the word “miscommunication” into morphemes.

Answer 17

✅ Mis- (wrong) + communicate + -ion (action).

Question 18

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

Answer 18

✅ A) Super + star (Super- = above, star = celebrity).

Question 19

Find a word on a food label that has a prefix or suffix. What word did you find?

Answer 19

✅ Open-ended. Possible answers: Pre-cooked, Sugar-free, Unopened, Organic-ally.

Question 20

Break apart the word “transportation” into morphemes.

Answer 20

✅ Trans- (across) + port (carry) + -ation (act of).

Question 21

Find and break apart the morphemes in the word “reusable.”

Answer 21

✅ Re- (again) + use + -able (can be).

Question 22

True or False: The word “invisible” contains a prefix.

Answer 22

✅ True. In- (not) + visible (able to be seen).

Question 23

Multiple Choice: Which of these words contains a Latin or Greek root? A) Replay B) Biology C) Played D) Fastest

Answer 23

✅ B) Biology (Bio- = life, -logy = study of).

Question 24

Break apart the word “misunderstood” into morphemes.

Answer 24

✅ Mis- (wrong) + understand + -ed (past tense).

Question 25

Break apart the word "kindness" into morphemes.

Answer 25

✅ Kind + -ness (state of being).

Question 26

Break apart the word "overcooked" into morphemes.

Answer 26

✅ Over- (too much) + cook + -ed (past tense).

Question 27

Find a word in a video game title that has a morpheme. What word did you find?

Answer 27

✅ Open-ended. Example: Minecraft → Mine (dig) + craft (build).

Question 28

Break apart the word "excitement" into morphemes.

Answer 28

✅ Excite + -ment (state of).

Question 29

Find a word in a store sign that contains a prefix or suffix. What word did you find?

Answer 29

✅ Open-ended. Example: Supermarket → Super- (above) + market.

Question 30

True or False: The word "rewrite" has a prefix and a suffix.

Answer 30

❌ False. It only has a prefix (Re- + write).

Question 31

Multiple Choice: What does the prefix "anti-" mean? A) Before B) Against C) Above D) Without

Answer 31

✅ B) Against (Antibacterial = against bacteria).

Question 32

Break apart the word "repainted" into morphemes.

Answer 32

✅ Re- (again) + paint + -ed (past tense).

Question 33

Find and break apart the morphemes in the word "hopeful."

Answer 33

✅ Hope + -ful (full of).

Question 34

Break apart the word "disagreeable" into morphemes.

Answer 34

✅ Dis- (opposite) + agree + -able (can be).

Question 35

Fill in the blank: The suffix "-able" means ________.

Answer 35

✅ Can be done (Readable = can be read).

Question 36

True or False: The word "unsuccessful" has two morphemes.

Answer 36

❌ False. It has three (Un- + success + -ful).

Question 37

Find and break apart the morphemes in the word "unkindly."

Answer 37

✅ Un- (not) + kind + -ly (in a certain way).

Question 38

Break apart the word "predictable" into morphemes.

Answer 38

✅ Pre- (before) + dict (say) + -able (can be).

Question 39

Find and break apart the morphemes in the word "unstoppable."

Answer 39

✅ Un- (not) + stop + -able (can be).

Question 40

How does recognizing morphemes help with understanding new words?

Answer 40

✅ It helps you decode and define words faster without guessing.