Semi DLP Morphemes
Semi DLP Morphemes
Semi DLP Morphemes
College
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the learners should be able to:
a) construct new words from root words and affixes;
b) define morphemes;
c) differentiate free and bound morphemes; and
d) identify and analyze the morphemes within words.
A. Topic : Morphemes
B. References : Free and Bound Morphemes Examples by Jennifer Gunner
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/bound-and-free-morpheme-
examples.html\
https://www.studysmarter.us/explanations/english/english-
grammar/morphemes/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/morpheme
C. Materials : Cut words, visual aids, work sheets
D. Time Duration : 10 – 15 minutes
E. Values Integrated : Appreciation for language diversity
F. 21st Century Skills : Vocabulary and Analytical skills
G. Date : June 5, 2023
A. Preliminary Activities
a. Prayer
b. Greetings
c. Checking of Attendance
B. Activity
Morpheme Match-Up
Instruction: Construct new words by matching root words and affixes.
C. Lesson Proper
The teacher will introduce the lesson to the class and relate the activity to the topic at hand.
Morphemes
Morphemes are the smallest units in a language that have meaning. They can be
classified as free morphemes or bound morphemes.
A word consists of one or more morphemes. A word containing only one morpheme is
called monomorphemic.
Examples. Cat, dog, and catalog.
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Characteristics of Morphemes:
1. It is a word or a part of a word that has meaning.
Example. Cats
'cat' represents a small furry animal and the suffix '-s’ at find at the end of the word
'cats' represents plurality
The teacher will discuss the characteristic of morphemes and explain the example 'cat' represents
a small furry animal and the suffix '-s’ at find at the end of the word 'cats' represents plurality,
and dividing the word 'cat' into 'ca-' leaves us with a meaningless set of letters while '-at' is a
morpheme in its own right.
What is free morpheme?
Free Morphemes
Free morphemes can stand alone and don't need to be attached to any other morphemes to
get their meaning.
a morpheme in a word that gives the word its principle meaning
The teacher will explain that free morphemes can exist independently, and they are what we call
root words or based words.
After the students give their examples of free morphemes, the teacher will give additional
examples.
Examples:
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What is bound morpheme?
Bound Morphemes
Bound morphemes have no linguistic meaning unless they are connected to a
root or base word, or in some cases, another bound morpheme.
Bound morphemes are morphemes that cannot exist independently and must be
used together with a base word.
What is an affix?
Can you give examples of words with prefix and suffix?
Affixes are bound morphemes that occur before or after a base word.
o Prefixes come before the base word. Typical prefixes include ante-, pre-, un-, and dis-.
Antedate
Prehistoric
Unkind
Disappear
o Suffixes are attached to the end of the base or root word. Some of the most common
suffixes include -er, -ly, -ism, and -less.
Taller
Friendly
Feminism
Fearless
IV. Assessment
Identify the morpheme(s) in the given words and determine whether they are FREE morphemes or
BOUND morphemes.
1. Deconstruction
2. Reorganized
3. Under
4. Friendships
5. Antihero
V. Assignment
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