PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012Developmental ReadingA morpheme is thesmallest unit of languagethat has meaning. Forexample, the word “prefix”contains two morphemes:pre, and fix. When spoken,morphemes are calledphonemes. When written,morphemes are calledgraphemes.Take the word “unbelievable”. It iscomposed of 3 morphemes:un + believe + ableThe root of the word is “believe”The other two parts, “un” and “able” arecalled “affixes”.There are two main types of affixes:• A prefix comes before the root.• A suffix comes after the root.prefixUN + BELIEVE + ABLEsuffixTo dream the impossible dreamTo fight the unbeatable foeTo bear with unbearable sorrowTo run where the brave dare not goTo right the unrightable wrongTo love pure and chaste from afarTo try when your arms are too wearyTo reach the unreachable starThis is my questTo follow that starNo matter how hopelessNo matter how farTo fight for the rightWithout question or pauseTo be willing to march into HellFor a heavenly causeAnd I know if I'll only be trueTo this glorious questThat my heart will lie peaceful and calmWhen I'm laid to my restRoot or Prefix Meaning Examplesa, an not, without atheist, anarchy, anonymousapathy, aphasia, anemia,atypical, anesthesiaab away, down, from, off absent, abduction, aberrant,abstemious, abnormal, abstract,absorbacro high, tip, top acrobat, acrophobia, acronym,acromegaly, acropolisactadaltambuldo, moveto, towardhighto walkaction, react, transaction,proactive, activity, activation,deactivateadmit, addition, advertisement,adherent, admonish, address,adhesive, adept, adjustaltitude, altimeter, alto,contralto, altocumulus, exaltambulatory, amble, ambulance,somnambulist, perambulate,preamble1