alleryStudying prefixes, suffixes and roots to understand words is called what?
AChoral reading practice
BRunning record taking
CThink-aloud modelling
DMorphemic word analysis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Morphemic word analysis
1. Prefixes, suffixes and roots are the meaningful parts (morphemes) of words.
2. Studying them is called incidental morphemic analysis and helps understanding.
3. A running record and a think-aloud are other tools with different purposes.
_Source: Wikipedia, Reading comprehension, section The role of vocabulary_
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