The study of the structure of words including how they are formed using morphemes. Uses the combination of morphemes to form a word. An example of this is "-ed" in "jumped", which changes the tense of the word "jump" to mean past tense.
3 key takeaways
-understanding morphology is essential to reading, writing, and communicating
- Morphology allows students to be able to expand their vocabulary as they grow, by understanding the meaning of new words based on the morphology they already know.
-Morphology is the knowledge of Latin and greek root words, prefixes, base words, and suffixes.