Root Words
In the word Living, what is the base word?
What is live
When you see a group of letters at the beginning of a word
What is a prefix
When you see a group of letters at the end of the base word
What is a "suffix"
Words that have the same sound and are spelled differently are
What are "homophones"
You don't have to read the whole book, the genre is
What is Nonfiction
In the word astronaut, means one who travels in space, what is the base or root word
What is astro
The word means again
What is "re"
The suffix "ful" means
What is having "ful of" something
Example: handful, playful, tearful
Pick the correct homophone in the sentence below:
He brought in the _______ to watch movies.
a. real
b. reel
What is reel; B
In the words, chewing, chewy, chews, what is the root word, meaning the act of biting food
What is chew
In the word coworker, what is the base word
What is worker
The word meaning "not or opposite"
What is "un"
"Ward" or "wards" mean in direction of, which word below does not belong
eastward, heavenward, wardress, toward
What is wardress
Pick the correct homophones to complete the sentence:
The _______ player loved jazz music.
A. Sax B. Sacks
What is Sax; A
My book is __________ and I need to pay a fine.
a. overdue b. overdo
What is "overdue"; a
In the word illegal, what is the base word
What is legal
In the word disappear, what is the prefix meaning?
What is "dis" which means "not or opposite" too
Which suffix means the "most of all"
What is "est"
Pick the correct homophone in the sentence
The donkey's _______ was curly and short.
a. Tale b. Tail
What is "tail"; B
Which word below has a prefix
a. teacher
b. reality
c. befriend
What is "befriend"; C
In the word "activity", what is the base word
What is "active"
In the word "automatic", what is the prefix and its meaning?
What is "auto" meaning is self-acting or self-regulating
Fill in the correct ___________ in the sentence below
Mr. Brown is our ________________.
a. teaches
b. teach
c. teacher
What is "teacher"
My mom loved her one ________ diamond ring.
a. Caret b. Carrot
What is "caret"; A
Prefix Root word Suffix
a. Ina acces ible
b. I access sible
c. In access ible
What is "in-access-ible"; C