Free morpheme

Okay, kiddo! Today, we're going to talk about a special word called a "free morpheme". Now, a "morpheme" is just a fancy word for a part of a word that has its own meaning. For example, in the word "cat", the "cat" part is a morpheme and it means the furry animal with whiskers and pointy ears!

Now, a "free morpheme" is a morpheme that can stand all by itself as its own word. So, let's say you have the word "doghouse". "Dog" is a morpheme and it means the furry animal with a waggy tail, but "house" is also a morpheme and it means the place where people live. But, "dog" is a free morpheme because it can stand all by itself and still mean the furry animal with a waggy tail!

Some other examples of free morphemes are words like "jump", "run", "book", "happy", "red", and "sun". They all have their own meaning and can stand alone as their own word.

So, remember, a free morpheme is just a part of a word that can stand by itself and still have its own meaning! Cool, huh?