chameleon prefixes
What are chameleon prefixes?
Chameleon prefixes change their spelling based on the first letter of the root to make the word easier to pronounce.
What is the subject in this sentence:
The little dog ate all of the food.
dog / the little dog
what does the prefix 'inter-' mean? Bonus points: give a word with the prefix 'inter-'.
between or among
interrupt
What part of speech is a word with the suffix '-ment'? (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
Bonus points: give a word with the suffix '-ment'.
noun
comment, improvement, commitment
Which sentence is correct? a, b, or both?
a. Tom isn't home now.
b. Tom isnt home now.
a. Tom isn't home now.
What is a chameleon prefix meaning 'with' or 'together'? Bonus points: give a word with this prefix.
co, col com, con cor
copilot, committee, company
What is the predicate in this sentence:
Last weekend Mary visited her best friend in Chicago.
visited (her best friend in Chicago)
what does the prefix 'fore-' mean? Bonus points: give a word with the prefix 'fore-'.
before or in front
foreground, foretold
What part of speech is a word with the suffix '-tion'? (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
Bonus points: give a word with the suffix '-tion'.
noun
information, situation
Which sentence is correct? a, b, or both?
a. I don't know what you mean.
b. I do not know what you mean.
c. both
c. both
What is a chameleon prefix meaning 'not'? Bonus points: give a word with this prefix.
il, in, im, ir
illegal, impossible, irregular
True or False: The subject of a sentence always has a noun.
True
what does the prefix 'with-' mean? Bonus points: give a word with the prefix 'with-'.
away
withdraw, without
What part of speech is a word with the suffix '-ous'? (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
Bonus points: give a word with the suffix '-ous'.
adjective
obvious, glorious, suspicious
Which sentence is correct? a, b, or both?
a. The houses garage is empty.
b. The house's garage is empty.
c. Both
b. The house's garage is empty.
What does the chameleon prefix sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sur, sus mean? Bonus points: give a word with this prefix (any spelling)
under, upward
submarine, subtract, success
True or False: The predicate of a sentence always has a verb.
True
What is a prefix that means 'against'? Bonus points: give a word with this prefix.
contra-
contradict, contraryWhat part of speech is a word with the suffix '-ly'? (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
Bonus points: give a word with the suffix '-ly'.
adverb
beautifully, quickly
Which sentence is correct? a, b, or both?
a. The boy's toys are on the floor.
b. The boys' toys are on the floor.
c. Both
c. Both (There are more than one boy with toys.)
What does the chameleon prefix ad, af, ap, as, ac, ag, ar, at mean? Bonus points: give a word with this prefix (any spelling)
toward or near
attract, advance, approach
Where would you find the object of a sentence? In the subject or the predicate?
In the predicate.
What is a prefix that means 'above, or 'over'? Bonus points: give a word with this prefix.
super-
supervisor, superior
True or false: a suffix may change the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) when added to a word.
True
beautiful - adjective
beautifully - adverb
What are the two uses of apostrophes?
1. To show possession.
Mary's food is getting cold.
2. To show contraction of 2 words.
She can't come out now. (can not is contracted)