Vocabulary Flashcards
Suffix
A letter or letters at the end of a root word that changes its meaning. ex- s, es, ed, ing, ly, er, or, ion, tion, able, and ible
Morphology
The study of forms of words, including affixes, roots, stems, and parts of speech. ex- The word “bicycles” is made up of three individual morphemes. The prefix bi-, the stem cycle, and the suffix -s.
Free Morpheme / Unbound Morpheme
type of morpheme that can stand alone or can appear with other morphemes in a lexeme. ex- Simple words (i.e. words made up of one free morpheme, such as the, run, on, etc.) and compound words (i.e. words made up of two free morphemes, such as keyboard, greenhouse, etc.) are free morphemes.
Vocabulary / Vocabulary Development
the ability to effectively know and use words in their listening, speaking, reading, and writing
Morpheme
A combination of sounds that has meaning in speech or writing and cannot be divided into smaller grammatical parts. This includes prefixes and suffixes. ex- write, cat, laugh, box
Denotative Meaning
a literal, dictionary meaning of a word
Affix
A letter or letters that change a root word’s meaning. ex- prefixes or suffixes
Derivational Affix
an affix that changes the root or base word into a new word. ex- When the derivational affix, “ful” is added to the noun, beauty, the word “beautiful” forms, meaning full of beauty.
Frayer Model
a popular form of semantic mapping which helps students to identify and define unfamiliar concepts and vocabulary. ex- Students place the following information on a chart divided into four sections - the definition of a concept, its essential characteristics, examples and non-examples.
Inflectional Affix
an affix that changes the form of the root or base word. ex- The inflectional affix, “ed” changes a verb to the past tense.
Bound Morpheme
type of morpheme that can appear only as part of a larger word.. ex- Prefixes such as pre-, dis-, in-, un-, and suffixes such as -ful, -ment, -ly, -ise are bound morphemes.
Context Clues / Contextual Analysis
using the words before and after an unknown word to determine its meaning. ex- It was a beautiful day that made it idyllic for swimming.
Tense
words that indicate if a statement is referring to past time, present time, or future time. ex- Past- She spoke. Present- She speaks. Future- She will speak.
Structural / Morphemic Analysis
using meaningful word parts (morphemes) to study a word and determine its meaning
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
