Morphology Morphology is the study of how words are put together or “shaped” by using morphemes, which include prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Knowing the different morphemes in a word allows one to not only figure out its definition, but also determine whether it’s a noun, verb, or adjective. The words morphology and morpheme both come from the Greek root word morph meaning “shape;” morphology is therefore the study of the “shape” words take, whereas morphemes are those building blocks which “shape” the word. Morphemes Morpheme include affixes, which are primarily prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are those affixes which begin a word, adding meaning to the root to which they are attached. The root is the primary part of a word; it conveys most of the meaning of a word. Suffixes are those affixes which end words; they can add meaning, and usually determine the part of speech of a word, that is, whether the word is a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb. One morpheme: bo...
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