Lesson plans on language and linguistics in K-12 education
This problem-solving exercise allows students to discover meanings of parts of words in Turkish. The benefits include categorizing, analyzing, and conducting basic scientific investigation.
Turkish
1. gidersiniz ‘you (pl.) go’
2. gidecek ‘he will go’
3. gidiyorlar ‘they are going’
4. giydim ‘I wore’
5. giyiyor ‘he is wearing’
6. geldim ‘I came’
7. geleceksin ‘you (sg) will come’
8. gideriz ‘we go’
9. severim ‘I love’
10. seveceksiniz ‘you (pl) will love’
List the Turkish morphemes that correspond to the English words below.
go ___________ I ____________ present ___________
wear ___________ you (sg) ___________ pres. progressive ___________
come ___________ s/he ____________ future ___________
love ___________ we ___________ past ___________
you (pl) ___________
they ___________
What is the order of morphemes in Turkish verbs?