Consider the verb defer. There is no verb stem *fer. Fer is a verbal root. It is found in refer, infer, prefer, differ, prefer, offer. The forms to the left of -fer are prefixes which cannot occur in ...

Watch this clip to learn more about prefixes. Remember: 'Root words' are the basic words that are used to form other words. Root words haven't had any prefixes or suffixes added to them yet.

Root words are words that can grow and transform into new words. Sometimes they can sprout an extra part at the end. This is called a suffix. Different suffixes change words and their meanings.

Based on what you’ve already learned, divide the highlighted words into prefix and root. Copy and paste morphemes from the words above into the appropriate slots below. There may be more slots than ...