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A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
Each syllable in a word is not always a single morpheme. They must have a related meaning.
An affix is a morpheme that is found before or after a base. Activating Prior Knowledge CFU:
What is a morpheme?
What is an affix? Suffixing conventions

Doubling: In a one-syllable word ending in CVC, double the final consonant before a suffix starting with a vowel

Drop the ‘e’: When a base word ends in a final e, drop the e before adding a suffix starting with a vowel 

‘y’ to an ‘i‘: When a base word ends in y, change the y to i before adding a suffix, unless the y is preceded by a vowel or unless the suffix begins with i (-ing, -ish, -ist).<br>

Concept Development CFU:
What is a morpheme?
What is a base?
What is a free base?
What is a bound base? A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
A base is a morpheme that cannot be broken down into smaller meanings.
An affix is a morpheme that is added to the base. Morphemes can be:

Free – can stand alone as words and do not have to be combined with other morphemes (e.g. spite, woman, elephant)
Bound – work as meaningful units only when in combination with other morphemes (e.g. pre, ject, ous)<br>

Meaning: move Example: mobile, motion, movement Base – mobe / mote / move Concept Development CFU:
What does the base mobe, mote and move mean?
Why is mobe, mote and move a morpheme?
What is the origin of mobe, mote and move? Origin: Latin A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
A base is a morpheme that cannot be broken down into smaller meanings.
An affix is a morpheme that is added to the base.<br>

mobile mobility Write the word
Underline the base
Circle the affix Skill Development: I Do CFU:
What is the base?
How do you know this is a base?
What is the affix? A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
A base is a morpheme that cannot be broken down into smaller meanings.
An affix is a morpheme that is added to the base. mobe + ile mobe + ile + ity<br>

motion emotion Write the word
Underline the base
Circle the affix Skill Development: We Do CFU:
What is the base?
How do you know this is a base?
What is the affix? A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
A base is a morpheme that cannot be broken down into smaller meanings.
An affix is a morpheme that is added to the base. mote + ion e + mote + ion<br>

movement remove Write the word
Underline the base
Circle the affix Skill Development: We Do CFU:
What is the base?
How do you know this is a base?
What is the affix? A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
A base is a morpheme that cannot be broken down into smaller meanings.
An affix is a morpheme that is added to the base.<br>

promote promoted Write the word
Underline the base
Circle the affix Skill Development: We Do CFU:
What is the base?
How do you know this is a base?
What is the affix? A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
A base is a morpheme that cannot be broken down into smaller meanings.
An affix is a morpheme that is added to the base. pro + mote + ed<br>

motion motionless Write the word
Underline the base
Circle the affix Skill Development: We Do CFU:
What is the base?
How do you know this is a base?
What is the affix? A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
A base is a morpheme that cannot be broken down into smaller meanings.
An affix is a morpheme that is added to the base. mote + ion mote + ion + less<br>

remote remotely Write the word
Underline the base
Circle the affix Skill Development: We Do CFU:
What is the base?
How do you know this is a base?
What is the affix? A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
A base is a morpheme that cannot be broken down into smaller meanings.
An affix is a morpheme that is added to the base.<br>

Meaning: move Example: mobile, motion, movement Base -  mobe / mote / move Skill Development: I Do review CFU:
What does the base mobe, mote and move mean?
Why is mobe, mote and move a morpheme? Origin: Latin A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
A base is a morpheme that cannot be broken down into smaller meanings.
An affix is a morpheme that is added to the base.<br>

Meaning: move Base - mobe / mote / move Skill Development: I Do review CFU:
What does the base mobe, mote and move mean?
What does the affix ment/re/less mean? A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning within a word.
Morphemes are classified as being a base or an affix. Origin: Latin Prefixes re- back again e- out of (assimilated prefix) im- in (assimilated prefix) pro- for, forth -s plural noun -ing an action or result -ed past tense verb -er/-or one who does Suffixes de- down, away from -less free from/not having -ly adverb -ity noun -ment noun -ion noun -ile noun<br>

promoted Skill development: I do Identify the base
Identify the affixes
Build a word using the word matrix CFU:
What is the base?
What are the affixes? mote pro ed pro- for, forth mote- move ed- past tense verb Do any of the suffixing 
conventions apply?
Doubling
Drop the ‘e’ 
‘y’ to an ‘i‘ Meaning: move<br>

remotely Skill development: We do Identify the base
Identify the affixes
Build a word using the word matrix Do any of the suffixing 
conventions apply?
Doubling
Drop the ‘e’ 
‘y’ to an ‘i‘ ed pro re ly mote re- back again mote - move -ly adverb CFU:
What is the base?
What are the affixes? Meaning: move<br>

motionless Skill development: You do Identify the base
Identify the affixes
Build a word using the word matrix CFU:
What is the base?
What are the affixes? mote less mote- move -less free from/not having -ion noun Meaning: move pro
re ed
ly ion Do any of the suffixing 
conventions apply?
Doubling
Drop the ‘e’ 
‘y’ to an ‘i‘<br>

mobility Skill development: We do Identify the base
Identify the affixes
Build a word using the word matrix CFU:
What is the base?
What are the affixes? mobe mobe- move -ity noun Do any of the suffixing 
conventions apply?
Doubling
Drop the ‘e’ 
‘y’ to an ‘i‘ ile Meaning: move ity -ile noun<br>

moving Skill development: You do Identify the base
Identify the affixes
Build a word using the word matrix CFU:
What is the base?
What are the affixes? move move- move -ing action Do any of the suffixing 
conventions apply?
Doubling
Drop the ‘e’ 
‘y’ to an ‘i‘ Meaning: move ing<br>

movement Skill development: You do Identify the base
Identify the affixes
Build a word using the word matrix CFU:
What is the base?
What are the affixes? move move- move -ment noun Do any of the suffixing 
conventions apply?
Doubling
Drop the ‘e’ 
‘y’ to an ‘i‘ Meaning: move ing ment<br>

Skill development: You do Use the base
Use the affixes
Build more words using the matrix. How many words can you build? CFU:
How many words can you build? mobe
mote
move pro
re
de
im
e ed
ing
ly
ile
ment
ion Meaning: move ity
less
s Do any of the suffixing 
conventions apply?
Doubling
Drop the ‘e’ 
‘y’ to an ‘i‘<br>

mobe / mote / move meaning: move motionless remotely emotion Read with me Riley was overcome with  ______________ after his race at the athletics carnival.
The drone was controlled ___________ by a qualified pilot.
The lizard lay  _____________ as the kookaburra stood over him. emotion remotely motionless Whiteboards<br>