· Structural analysis is a word identification skill that involves the use of prefixes, suffixes, root words the “words” in compound words, and the apostrophes in contractions to identify unfamiliar words.
· A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning.
· Prefixes and suffixes are bound morphemes.
· An inflectional suffix changes number, affects verb tense, indicates comparison, or denotes possession.
· A derivational suffix affects meaning and may change grammatical category.
· When adding an affix to a word, the spelling may or may not change.
This section of reading was all about the structural analysis of words. All of these word changes have their own rules to abide by. I already knew how to convert many words using analysis, but never knew the technical rules behind the changes. These could be important to teach to students because students need to know the technical reasons for changing a word.
Yes, I hope after this class you have discovered the importance of WHY and HOW words work. Working from this point of view has a lot more meaning and transfer to students than just copying words 10 times to memorize them.
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