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Morphology and Etymology.notebook

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© Copyright Grammar Masters


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LO: To understand morphology and etymology.

by Ruben the raccoon



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Morphology and Etymology

Words within words

Look at the word below.

another


Can you see little words hidden within it?


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How about these?something

whatever

pretending

trainspotter

Morphology and Etymology © Copyright Grammar Masters


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The words we are using today have come from all sorts of places and languages.

The word 'etymology' is the study of the origins of words.


That's a complicated word to remember!


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Mobile phones are being stolen so often that police have launched a special unit to deal just with mobile phone crime. New figures say that phone thefts make up nearly half of all street crime in the UK, with around 200 being taken everyday in England and Wales.

Children using mobile phones near school are thought to be more vulnerable because in some areas thieves are waiting outside school gates. Police think organised gangs may be taking the stolen phones abroad.

The £1m National Mobile Phone Crime Unit will mean police will work with experts from immigration, Customs and Excise and industry specialists.

Read this news article:

Look at the word in bold, where could it have originated from?



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mobileThis word comes from the Latin

word mobilis which means 'moveable' or 'move around'.



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Do you know where the word marathon comes from?

It comes from the story of Greek hero Pheidippides, who ran the 26 miles to Athens from the Plains of Marathon to

tell of the Greek victory over the Persian army.



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Lots of the words we use in English come

from Greek and Latin.

We don't use the whole word, just part of it, as a prefix, suffix or root.

E.g. photo = light

photography photosynthesis photocopy



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Meaning Greek Latin Examples Prefix, Root or Suffix?

Before pre pre

antechamber anticipateprefixpredestined

Study Ology Stud

EtymologyMorphologyStudentstudious

Water Hydro Aqua

HydraulicHydrate/dehydrateAquariumaquatic

Self auto ego

Autonomous (independent)Automobile (‘selfdriven’)Egocentric (selfcentred)

Throw JectEjectTrajectoryinject


Is it a prefix, a root word or a

suffix?


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Explanation of Root WordsA root word is a word that has nothing added at

the beginning or the end.

It has a meaning.New words can be made from a root word by adding

beginnings and endings. This is morphology.


This is so interesting!


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For example:

help is a root word.

It can become:

helpshelpfulhelpedhelpingunhelpful


The root word helps you to understand what the word means.


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Task

Write the root words next to the words.

· react ___________________

· careless___________________

· cooking___________________

· unfriendly ___________________

· lovely ___________________

· misuse ___________________

· comfortable ___________________

· freezer ___________________

act


I have done one for you.


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What does the root graph mean in the word family below?

SATs question:

graphics autograph photography paragraph

moving pictures

writing or drawing

colourful or bright

in a group

Tick one



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SATs question:

What does the root struct mean in the word family below?

destruction structure reconstruct break

build

carry

touch

Tick one



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SATs question:

These words are part of a word family.circus circumnavigate circle

Write one word of your own that belongs to this word family.________________________


Think carefully!


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Great job!

You've successfully mastered this aspect of

learning.

Continue your Grammar Masters

journey to develop your knowledge further!

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