Key Terms
affixes: a morpheme that is attached to something else to modify its meaning, e.g. un- in unhappy
bound morpheme: a morpheme that cannot stand on its own but must be attached to another word, e.g. -er, plural -s
circumfix: a morpheme consisting of two parts, one that is attached to the front and one to the back of a word
complex word: a word consisting of two or more morphemes, e.g. work-er
free morpheme: a morpheme that can stand on its own, e.g. house
infix: an affix that is inserted into a word
morphemes: the smallest meaning-bearing unit of language
morphology: the study of the internal structure of words
prefix: an affix that is attached to the front of a word, e.g. pro- in proactive
root: a base to which bound morphemes can be attached
simple words: a word consisting of only one morpheme, e.g. work
suffix: an affix that is attached to the end of a word, e.g. plural -s on nouns
word: the smallest independent units of language
Key Terms
affixes: a morpheme that is attached to something else to modify its meaning, e.g. un- in unhappy
bound morpheme: a morpheme that cannot stand on its own but must be attached to another word, e.g. -er, plural -s
circumfix: a morpheme consisting of two parts, one that is attached to the front and one to the back of a word
complex word: a word consisting of two or more morphemes, e.g. work-er
free morpheme: a morpheme that can stand on its own, e.g. house
infix: an affix that is inserted into a word
morphemes: the smallest meaning-bearing unit of language
morphology: the study of the internal structure of words
prefix: an affix that is attached to the front of a word, e.g. pro- in proactive
root: a base to which bound morphemes can be attached
simple words: a word consisting of only one morpheme, e.g. work
suffix: an affix that is attached to the end of a word, e.g. plural -s on nouns
word: the smallest independent units of language
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