15.5 – Word Workshop

Morphemes and Connectors

We will first review the morphemes and connectors on the worksheet and then complete some exercises.

Use this worksheet to review word parts.

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Then you can do the exercises below online OR by printing the worksheet.

Morphology chart. The left column features a review of morpheme -ion. The right column features examples in text such as reconstruction, segregation, and transportation. Practice prompt: use a morpheme to make a word: discriminate. Bottom chart introduces new morphemes -less and -dis. What does it do? What is it in my home language? Examples in text and other examples. Example sentences are provided at the bottom of the chart.

Complete the exercise to review the word parts.

1. Say the following sentence in your own words:
We want to protect the rights of all humans, regardless of a person’s race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or language. 

[Note: “Regard” is a verb that means to think about, or pay attention to something. “Regardless” means without thinking about or paying attention to something.]

2. Say the following sentence in a different way, by using the words “agree” and “respectful”: 

We may disagree with each other, but we do not have to be disrespectful in our discussions.

[Note: “Discussion” is not a word with the morpheme dis-]

3. Review: Find words ending in -ion in a sentence in the Module Reading text. Find their base word and discuss what they mean in that sentence. 

4. Review: Find words ending in -al in a sentence in the Module Reading text. Find their base word and discuss what they mean in that sentence. 

 

Table titled "Connectors," showing examples and fill-in-the-blank exercises for using 'as a result' in English sentences. Includes definitions, sample sentences, and practice completing sentences.

Do the following exercise to review word parts and connectors.

 

Review of vocabulary from the past modules we had studied.

NEXT: Let’s listen to and read the text one more time fluently!

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