What’s on the Morphology poster
A 6-row table: Type · Means · Example.
Cats has two morphemes: cat and -s.
- Free morpheme — Stands alone — cat, run, blue
- Bound morpheme — Must attach — -s, -ing, un-, -ness
- Prefix — Attaches in front — un-happy
- Suffix — Attaches after — happi-ness
- Inflection — Changes grammar only — walk → walked
- Derivation — Changes the word — happy → happiness
Inflection keeps the part of speech; derivation changes it. Walked is still a verb; happiness is no longer an adjective.
Questions about the Morphology poster
- What’s on the Morphology poster?
- A 6-row table: Type · Means · Example. Cats has two morphemes: cat and -s. Free morpheme — Stands alone — cat, run, blue; Bound morpheme — Must attach — -s, -ing, un-, -ness; Prefix — Attaches in front — un-happy; Suffix — Attaches after — happi-ness; Inflection — Changes grammar only — walk → walked; Derivation — Changes the word — happy → happiness. Inflection keeps the part of speech; derivation changes it. Walked is still a verb; happiness is no longer an adjective.
- Who is the Morphology poster for?
- Morphology belongs to the Languages section rather than to a school year, because languages is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning how languages work can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
- When should you use the Morphology poster?
- A morpheme is the smallest unit that carries meaning. Not every morpheme is a word. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Morphology belongs on the wall where that languages work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with Morphology?
- Bilingualism, Grammatical Case and Code-Switching sit alongside Morphology in the Languages section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.BilingualismGrammatical CaseCode-Switching
- Is the Morphology poster free to download and print?
- Yes. Morphology downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Languages section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the Morphology poster print at?
- Morphology is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Morphology loses nothing.Printing guide
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