DO NOW 11 September 2014DO NOW 11 September 2014► Find your seat number and sit down. It will be in Find your seat number and sit down. It will be in

the same area as usual.the same area as usual.► Copy and complete the following sentences with Copy and complete the following sentences with

your or you’re.your or you’re.► 1. You said that you couldn't believe _________ ears.1. You said that you couldn't believe _________ ears.► 2. I don't know what _______ talking about.2. I don't know what _______ talking about.► 3. ______ teachers will answer all of ______ questions.3. ______ teachers will answer all of ______ questions.► 4. When ________ in school, keep ________ phone put 4. When ________ in school, keep ________ phone put

away.away.

DO NOW 12 September 2014DO NOW 12 September 2014►Copy and complete the following sentences Copy and complete the following sentences

with with to, two, and too.to, two, and too.►1. I had ________ many tacos for lunch.1. I had ________ many tacos for lunch.►2. Can you give me _________ dollars?2. Can you give me _________ dollars?►3. We don't need ________ buy that right now.3. We don't need ________ buy that right now.►4. I need ________ study.4. I need ________ study.►5. 5. I’m _________ tired.I’m _________ tired.

WORD MAPPING

NOTES

MORPHEME

• A WORD PART WITH MEANING

• A whole word or part of a word can be a morpheme.

SYLLABLE• A PART OF A WORD THAT CENTERS ON A VOWEL SOUND.

• It has no meaning

MORPHEMES Vs. SYLLABLES

»Unladylike»Syllables: Un- la- dy- like

MorphemesMorphemes: Un lady like: Un lady like

MORPHEME Morphemes

Prefixes Roots Suffixes

PREFIX• A word part placed at the beginning of a

word that has a meaning.• Re- again/back• Ex.- Reread, redo, replay, rewind.

• Some prefixes are within each other, like: de is in dem, they are different, be careful!!

COMPOUND PREFIX

• Two or more prefixes at the beginning of a word.

• Ex.- Unrelenting

SUFFIX• A word part placed at the end of a word

that affects the word’s meaning or is a part of speech.

• Ex.- able• Word= Lovable

Inflectional suffixes:• they relate to the part of speech

• s

• es

• ’s

• s’

• ed

• en

• ing

• er

• est

COMPOUND SUFFIXES• Two or more suffixes at the end of a

word.• Ex: helplessness• What are the two suffixes?• Antidisestablishmentarianism.• Break it apart, find the meaning.

ROOT • A word part with meaning placed at the

beginning, middle, or end of a word.

• It can be the whole word.

• It gives the word its main meaning.

• Aster = star

ROOT• “Aster” means “Star.”

• At the beginning of a word: Asterisk

• In the middle of a word: Disastrous

• At the end of a word: Disaster

• The whole word: Aster

MORPHEME RULES

• 1. A morpheme can have several meanings.

• Example: “in-” means “not”“in-” means “ into” and “within”

• 2. Morphemes can have the same meaning but different forms.

–Example: »“an-” means “not”»“dis-” means “not”»“im-” means “not”

• 3. Morphemes can have the same meaning but similar forms.

Examples:

“aster-” & “astro” mean “star”

“flex” & “flect” mean “bend”

“mit” & “mis” mean “send”

• Tricksters: look like morphemes but they don’t hold meaning– Examples: indigo, inch, indian

• M – map the word parts

• A – attack the meaning of the morphemes

• P – predict the definition

• S – see if you’re right

Word map

• M step prefix root suffix

• A step meaning meaning meaning

•

• P step definition

Unhelpful

un help ful

notaid,

support Full of

Not full of support or aid

• 9/12 LAHW: Check blog for homework

• 9/16 Wordmapping Quiz

Use the morphemes packets to divide and determine a good definition for each word.

• 1. construct

• 2. inspire

• 3. visual

(Hint: ual means the same as ular)