A morpheme is a smallest part of a word that has grammatical value. Therefore depending on the size of the word it will depend on how many morphemes are in the word.
there are three morphemes in the word "understanding" --> under-stand-ing
There are two morphemes in the word thoughtfully. ex. thought•fully
There are two morphemes in the word "into": "in" and "to."
There are two morphemes in the word "biosphere": "bio" meaning life and "sphere" meaning a three-dimensional shape.
their six morphemes in this word
There are two morphemes in the word "backwards": "back" and "wards".
There are two morphemes in the word "sidewalks": "side" and "walks".
The word "respected" has two morphemes ("respect" and the past tense "-ed"). The word "respectable" also has two morphemes ("respect" and the suffix "-able").
There are two morphemes in the word "cursive": "cur" and "sive."
There are two morphemes in the word "bicycle": "bi-" (meaning two) and "-cycle" (meaning wheel).
There are two morphemes in "footprints" - "foot" and "prints."
Homelessness has two morphemes in the word because home can stand by itself, however, lessness is what causes theword home to be a morpheme