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WGU SLO1 English Language Learners Study Guide (2026 Updated) is a structured revision resource designed to help students understand foundational linguistics concepts, including phonology, morphology, and major language acquisition theories required for course success and assessment preparation.

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WGU SLO1 ELL SLO1 WGU ELL
Morphemes, Phonemes & Language Acquisition Theories Study Guide
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/slo 1-wgu-ell-10428919




Smal l est Uni t of l i ngui sti c meani ng or f uncti on. Morpheme




A morpheme that can f uncti on on i ts own. F ree Morpheme




A morpheme that must be bound to another morpheme f or i ts meani ng to be
Bound Morpheme
actual i zed.




Bound morphemes wi th stri ct grammati cal f uncti on. T hey gi ve properti es such as
i nf l ecti onal morpheme
tense, number, person. T hey do not change the stem they are attached to.




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Morphemes, Phonemes & Language Acquisition Theories Study Guide
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Morphemes that add speci f i c meani ng to words and can transf orm other morphemes
deri vati onal morphemes
i nto adj ecti ves, nouns, adverbs, and verbs. F or exampl e, i sh.




af f i x
A bound morpheme attached to a stem or root.
Pref i xes and Suf f i xes are types of af f i xes.




T he study of the structure of words, and morphemes are the smal l est uni ts of
morphol ogy
meani ng - the most el emental uni ts of grammati cal f orm.




An al ternati ve f orm of a morpheme; e.g., the /s/, /z/, and /ə z/ f orms of the pl ural
al l omorph
morpheme i n cats, dogs, and ki sses.




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Morphemes, Phonemes & Language Acquisition Theories Study Guide
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/slo 1-wgu-ell-10428919




T he rul es of sentence f ormati on; the component of the mental grammar that
syntax
represents speakers’ knowl edge of the structure of phrases and sentences.




T he rul es of grammar brought about by grammari ans’ attempts to l egi sl ate what
prescri pti ve grammar
speakers’ grammati cal rul es shoul d be, rather than what they are.




A l i ngui st’s descri pti on or model of the mental grammar, i ncl udi ng the uni ts,
structures, and rul es. An expl i ci t statement of what speakers know about thei r descri pti ve grammar
l anguage.




Subj ects and verbs i n Standard E ngl i sh need to agree subj ect-verb agreement




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Morphemes, Phonemes & Language Acquisition Theories Study Guide
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/slo 1-wgu-ell-10428919




What requi res a hel pi ng verb? questi ons




Some f orm of the verb 'have' pl us the past parti ci pl e. perf ect f orm of verb




Some f orm of the verb 'be' and adds "-i ng" to the verb. progressi ve f orm of verb




comparati ves

Adj ecti ve used f or compari ng two or more thi ngs.
T he word 'than' f requentl y accompani es comparati ves. I E Josi e i s ri cher than
Gl adys.




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