Directions: Read the word pairs and drag the morpheme they both have in common to the correct blank. 1. Anxious, anxiety 2. Define, definition 3. Sane, sanity 4. Wild, wilderness 5... Directions: Read the word pairs and drag the morpheme they both have in common to the correct blank. 1. Anxious, anxiety 2. Define, definition 3. Sane, sanity 4. Wild, wilderness 5. Rite, ritual 6. Precise, precision
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to identify the common morphemes shared by the word pairs provided. This involves recognizing the root or base form of the words that are relevant to their meanings.
Answer
The common morphemes are: 1. anx, 2. defin, 3. san, 4. wild, 5. rit, 6. precis.
- Anxious, anxiety: The common morpheme is 'anx'.
- Define, definition: The common morpheme is 'defin'.
- Sane, sanity: The common morpheme is 'san'.
- Wild, wilderness: The common morpheme is 'wild'.
- Rite, ritual: The common morpheme is 'rit'.
- Precise, precision: The common morpheme is 'precis'.
Answer for screen readers
- Anxious, anxiety: The common morpheme is 'anx'.
- Define, definition: The common morpheme is 'defin'.
- Sane, sanity: The common morpheme is 'san'.
- Wild, wilderness: The common morpheme is 'wild'.
- Rite, ritual: The common morpheme is 'rit'.
- Precise, precision: The common morpheme is 'precis'.
More Information
A morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit in a language. In each pair, identifying the shared morpheme reveals the root, helping understand word formation.
Tips
A common mistake is to overlook subtle changes in spelling between related words; focus on the root rather than prefixes or suffixes.
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