What is Morphemic Splitting?
How do you "prove" that a word contains a specific unit of meaning? You split the word into pieces, and each piece
must contain meaning.
Let's try it with a few words.
cooked splits into
cook (root) +
ed (suffix)
unionize splits into
union (root) +
ize (suffix)
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or does it?
unionize =
un (prefix) +
ion (root) +
ize (suffix)
Morphemic splitting is an extremely valuable tool, but ultimately
context will help you make a final decision about a word.
Morpheme of the week:
The root PON
Enjoy this brief video that comes directly from WordBuild Elements Level 1.
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