Words and Morphemes

1. WORD FORMATION
PROCESSES
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
EAP511S
SEMESTER 2, 2023

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVE(S) & OUTLINE
• By the end of this lesson, students should be able to …
 examine the difference between words and morphemes (A
review)
 develop new words though derivation, inflection,
compounding and other
sources of word formation (blending, coining, abbreviation
etc)
1) Review words and morphemes – feedback on assigned
reading/task

3. READING TASK: UNIT 1- LANGUAGE USAGE
REVIEW
• Read Unit 1 and respond to the following questions
LO – Examine the difference between words and morphemes
1) What are the two main types of morphemes?
2) Differentiate between derivational morphemes and inflectional
morphemes?
3) List three (3) types of words and provide an example of each.
4) Provide an example of different types of compound words and
explain the difference between them.
5) Name at least four (4) word formation processes. (LO2 in Unit 1)

4. WORDS AND MORPHEMES
• Two main types of morphemes - free morphemes (adjust)
[stand-alone/ meaningful]
- bound morphemes (re, ment, s)
[must be attached]
• Difference between derivational (e.g. re, ment) & inflectional (e.g.
s) morphemes
derivational – change meaning (adjust vs readjust)/word class
(adjust=verb,
adjustment=noun) or maintain word class (woman = noun,
womanhood = noun)
inflectional - perform a grammatical function (inflect nouns,

5. WORDS AND MORPHEMES (CONT.)

6. WORDS AND MORPHEMES (CONT.)
• Classification of words - simple words (e.g. adjust)
- complex words (e.g. adjustment)
- compound words (sunset = sun +
set)
• Compound words - solid (no space) = sunset,
brainstorm, deadline
- open (have space) = police officer,
peanut butter
- hyphenated = ice-cream, self-esteem,

7. WORD FORMATION PROCESSES

8. LET’S PRACTICE
Study Guide, p. 7

9. LET’S PRACTICE
Study Guide, p. 8

10. READING TASK
• Read up on Word order: Position of adverbs and adjectives in a
sentence in Unit 1 until the end of the unit.

11. THE END