Word Bank
1. If  pre  is part of a word, it has something to do with___________	looking
2. If  oct  is part of a word, it has something to do with__________.	believing
3. If  anti  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	before
4. If  tain  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	breaking
5. If  ceed or cede is part of a word, it has something to do with __________.	throwing
6. If  bene  is part of a word, you should think of something ___________.	without
7. If  re  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	eight
8. If  trans  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	hanging
9. If  con  is part of a word, it usually has something to do with _________.	against
10. If  cogn or gnos  is part of a word, it has something to do with ________.	back or again
11. If  hyper  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	going
12. If  viv  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	good
13. If  ject  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________	together or with
14. If  able or ible  is part of a word, you should think of  ____________.	all
15. If cred  is part of a word, it has something to do with  ____________.	speaking or saying
16. If  ambi or amphi is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	across
17. If  spect  is part of a word, you should think of ____________.	can be or can
18. If  omni  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	both
19. If  gon  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	turning
20. If  dic  is part of a word, it usually has something to do with _________.	holding
21. If  less  is part of a word, you should think of  ____________ .	living
22. If  port  is part of a word, you should think of ___________ something.	angles
23. If  fract or frag is part of a word, it has something to do with __________.	over or beyond
24. If  vert  is part of a word, it has something to do with ____________.	carrying
25. If  pend  is part of a word, you should think of something ___________.	knowing

How did you do?    

If you did not do well, I suggest that you are missing many impromptu teaching opportunities. I can tell you from experience that knowing highly interchangeable morphemes will help YOU be a better teacher and will help your STUDENTS be better and faster learners!

I once read, "Why teach thousands of individual words, when you can teach their interchangeable word parts?"  That made a lot of sense to me.  So, why don't you and your students learn these interchangeable word parts together? It will help YOU be a better teacher and will expand your students' vocabulary by literally thousands of words, helping them become INDEPENDENT LEARNERS.  The great thing is, all the work has been done for you in a great unit of study called, Word Analysis:  Unlocking the Meaning of Words. It covers 110 morphemes and includes activities, tests, and plenty of review. You can even get electronic Flashcards for practice. This unit of study (which takes only minutes a day for about 10 weeks) will have a huge impact on your students' learning FOREVER in ALL subjects and will enhance YOUR teaching FOREVER!   After learning even the first few sets, you will never think of words the same again (and either will your students).  To find out more about Word Analysis: Unlocking the Meaning of Words click here and check out Set #1.