Compound Words
What does the word raindrop mean?
a. a wet, windy storm
b. a bit of water from the sky
c. a cloth used to cover things
d. a coat for wet weather
b. a bit of water from the sky
Origin Root Meaning
Old French--- rangier---- to put in a row
Old French---- bord -----an edge or a side
Greek--------- graph -----draw, write
Greek ---------cyc --------circle
Which word has an Old French root?
a. rail
b. born
c. arrow
d. arrange
d. arrange
We will visit two or three famous ______.
a. beachses
b. beaches
c. beachs
d. beach
b. beaches
Today, we saw _____ enormous bear.
a. the
b. an
c. a
b. an
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
How do animals find food on the ices in Antarctica?
a. Change do to does
b. Change ices to ice
c. Change Antarctica to antarctica
d. Make no change
b. Change ices to ice
Which of these words is a compound word?
a. together
b. faraway
c. example
d. mountain
b. faraway
Origin Root Meaning
Old French--- rangier---- to put in a row
Old French---- bord -----an edge or a side
Greek--------- graph -----draw, write
Greek ---------cyc --------circle
Which word has something to do with a circle?
a. ranger
b. support
c. tricycle
d. border
c. tricycle
Some are from other ________ .
a. country
b. countrys
c. countries
d. countryes
c. countries
The ranger, ______ , tells us to keep a safe distance.
a. mr. jeffers
b. Mr. jeffers
c. mr. Jeffers
d. Mr. Jeffers
d. Mr. Jeffers
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
Some amazing animals live in the Great Barrier reef.
a. Change animals to animales
b. Change Great Barrier reef to Great Barrier Reef
c. Change the period to a question mark
d. Make no change
b. Change Great Barrier reef to Great Barrier Reef
What does the word mapmaker mean?
a. the study of maps
b. a round map of the world
c. a person who draws maps
d. the use of a map when outside
c. a person who draws maps
Origin---- Root -----Meaning
Latin----- pop ------ people
Latin ---- imag ------a likeness
Greek---- graph -----draw, write
Greek----- cyc --------circle
Which word has a Latin root?
a. imagine
b. interest
c. indeed
d. lime
a. imagine
We saw many ______ eating grass on the hillsides.
a. sheepses
b. sheepes
c. sheeps
d. sheep
d. sheep
We got pizza at the restaurant. My mom gave us each _____ slice.
a. the
b. an
c. a
c. a
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
The dentist tells the childs to brush their teeth.
a. Change dentist to Dentist
b. Change childs to children
c. Change tells to tell
d. Make no change
b. Change childs to children
Which of these words is a compound word?
a. together
b. lightbulb
c. extreme
d. tower
b. lightbulb
Origin Root Meaning
Old French--- rangier---- to put in a row
Old French---- bord -----an edge or a side
Greek--------- graph -----draw, write
Greek ---------cyc --------circle
Which word has a Greek root?
a. autograph
b. grape
c. coral
d. icy
a. autograph
Many families bring their ______ here to see nature and the animals.
a. childses
b. children
c. childes
d. Childs
b. children
My family is camping in _______.
a. Yellowstone national park
b. yellowstone National park
c. Yellowstone National Park
d. yellowstone National Park
c. Yellowstone National Park
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
The red kangaroo can reach speeds of over 35 miles an hour and can leap 25 feet?
a. Change speeds to speedes
b. Change and to but
c. Change the question mark to an exclamation point
Make no changed.
c. Change the question mark to an exclamation point
What does the word hillside mean?
a. a side or slope of a hill
b. the length of a shape
c. a thing to sit on and go down at a playground
d. the rounded land at the bottom of a large hill
a. a side or slope of a hill
Origin---- Root -----Meaning
Latin----- pop ------ people
Latin ---- imag ------a likeness
Greek---- graph -----draw, write
Greek----- cyc --------circle
Which word has something to do with people?
a. geography
b. recycle
c. population
d. image
c. population
We will stay in many ______ during our trip.
a. hotel
b. hotels
c. hoteles
d. hotelses
b. hotels
We bought a pie at the bakery. ____ pie had apples in it.
a. The
b. An
c. A
a. The
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
The northern part of Scotland is a amazing place to visit.
a. Change part to parts
b. Change Scotland to scotland
c. Change a to an
d. Make no change
c. Change a to an