Context Clues
Word Origins
Plural Endings
Idioms
Base Words
100
My mother tells me that when I have friends over, I need to be a good _____________. That means I have to let my friends choose what game to play.
What is a good host.
100
A word part that means "the study of"
What is -logy
100
Plural form of painting.
What is paintings
100
"break a leg"
What is an idiom for wishing someone good luck in a show.
100
slower, slowly, slowlier
What are words that have the base word "slow".
200
The teacher __________ our hands with an ink mark to show that we paid for the trip. That means she put a mark on our hands.
What is Stamped
200
A word part that means earth.
What is geo-.
200
Plural form of the word cottage.
What is cottages.
200
" It's raining cats and dogs"
What is an idiom to say it's raining very hard.
200
enjoy, enjoying, enjoyable
What are words with the base word enjoy.
300
I would never __________ a friend, because it's not nice to say awful things about a pal.
What is insult
300
A word part that means life.
What is bio-.
300
Plural form of the word gallery.
What is galleries.
300
"shake a leg"
What is an idiom to tell someone to go faster.
300
lawyer, lawsuit, bylaws
What are words with the base word law.
400
My grandmother gave me a large wooden box that she called a __________.
What is a chest.
400
A word part that means to see.
What is -spect (spect-).
400
Plural form of the word deer.
What is deer.
400
"gets under my skin"
What is an idiom for saying something is annoying.
400
unidentifiable, identity, identifies
What words with the base word identify
500

the spectators opened their mouths wide and __________ as they watched the woman hit the baseball.

What is gasped.

500
A word part that means water.
What is aqua.
500
Plural form of the word monkey.
What is monkeys.
500
"she has egg on her face"
What is an idiom to say she is embarrassed.
500
basement, basically, baseboard
What are words with the base word base.
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