Syllables
How many syllables are in the word cheerful?
2
What is the suffix in faster?
-er
What is the prefix in the word disagree?
dis-
What is the root word in quietly?
quiet
Give a synonym for happy.
acceptable responses, such as cheerful, gleeful, joyful.
How many syllables are in the word direction?
What is the suffix in slowly?
-ly
What is the prefix in the word misbehave?
mis-
What is the root word in misbehave?
behave
Give an antonym for the word yell.
acceptable answers, such as whisper
How many syllables are in the word unlikely?
What is the suffix in successful?
-ful
What is the prefix in the word preview?
pre-
What is the root word in preview?
view
Give a synonym for the word rabbit.
bunny
How would you divide the word unlikely into syllables?
un-like-ly
What does the suffix -ful mean in the word beautiful?
full of beauty
What does the prefix mis- mean in the word misbehave?
bad or badly
What is the root word in nonpayment?
Hint: Take off the prefix and suffix.
pay
Give an antonym for the word cold.
hot
How would you divide the word misbehave into syllables?
mis-be-have
What does the suffix -ly mean in the word quietly?
in a quiet way
What does the prefix pre- mean in the word preview?
before
What is the root word in unbreakable?
Hint: Take off the prefix and suffix.
break
Synonyms are words that mean the __________.
Antonyms are words that mean the __________.
same, opposite