Morphology
Identify the root / base word in transportation.
PORT = Means to carry something
In this sentence, what part of speech is light?
The light bag was easy to carry.
Adjective - describes the bag
What punctuation mark is used to show possession or contractions?
Apostrophe ( ' )
What makes a complete sentence?
A subject, predicate, and complete thought.
Spell run in the present tense.
Explain the rule.
Running
double the final consonant
What does the prefix sub- mean? List one example of a word that uses this prefix!
Sub = under / below
Submarine, Subway
In this sentence, what part of speech is after?
After the game, we went home.
Preposition - shows timing of when things occurred
What punctuation mark is used to join two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction?
Semicolon ( ; )
Fix this run-on sentence:
She loves music he plays the guitar.
She loves music. He plays the guitar.
OR
She loves music; he plays the guitar.
OR
She loves music, and he plays the guitar.
Spell noise + y
Bonus 100 if you know what part of speech this is!
Noisy - (avoid e + y together = drop the e)
Adverb!
Break indestructible into morphemes and define each part.
in (not)
destruct (destroy)
ible (able to be)
Identify the part of speech of well in this sentence:
She did well on the exam.
Adverb - describes her action / performance on the exam
What punctuation mark introduces a list, explanation, or example?
Colon ( : )
What type of sentence is this? Simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex:
I went home because I was tired.
Compound - two ideas combined with a conjunction (because)
Spell carry in past tense.
Spell carry in present tense.
Explain the rule.
carried (change y to i and add -ed)
carrying (Keep "y" when adding "-ing" to avoid double "ii.")
Explain the difference in meaning between builder and rebuild
Rebuild → verb; to build again
Builder → noun; a person who builds
Identify all the nouns in this sentence:
The teacher gave the students a challenging assignment on Monday.
4 Total
teacher, students, assignment, Monday
List four ways you can use a comma
What type of sentence is this. Simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex:
Although he had studied hard, his nerves made it worse, and he still failed the test.
Compound-Complex - three ideas, two conjunctions (although and because)
Why does panic become panicked?
add “k” before -ed to preserve hard c sound
Add a suffix to the word predict to change it into: a noun and an adjective
prediction / predictability = noun
predictable = adjective
Identify every part of speech in this sentence:
The tired student quietly handed their late assignment to the teacher.
The - article
Tired - adjective
Student - noun
Quietly - adverb
Handed - verb
Their - pronoun
Late - adjective
Assignment - noun
To - preposition
The - article
Teacher - noun
Add the correct punctuation:
my friend said lets start the project tomorrow
My friend said, “Let’s start the project tomorrow.”
Combine these into ONE compound-complex sentence: (Use them in any order! Use conjunctions!)
The storm was approaching.
The sky grew dark.
We decided to leave.
We were afraid of flooding.
Possible answer:
As the sky grew dark and the storm approached, we decided to leave because we were afraid of flooding.
The storm was approaching, and the sky grew dark, so we decided to leave because we were afraid of flooding.
Spell hope + ing
Spell hop + ing
Explain why they are spelled differently.
Hope + ing = Hoping (one P)
Drop the silent e before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel (-ing).
Hop + ing = Hopping (two Ps)
Double the final consonant before adding a vowel suffix (-ing)