Latin/Greek Roots (Nouns)
The plural of index
what are indices
The plural of moose
what are moose
The past tense of "spring" (e.g., "The lion ____ into action")
What is sprang?
Both "lit" and this form are acceptable past tenses of "light."
What is lighted?
the plural of crisis
what are crises?
The plural of phenomenon
what are phenomena
the plural of series
what are series
The past participle of "slay" (e.g., "The dragon was ____")
What is slain?
Both "dived" and this form are used as the past tense of "dive," though one is more common
What is dove?
the plural of half
what are halves
The plural of criterion
what are criteria
the plural of louse
what is lice
This verb meaning "to offer a price" remains the same in all three forms
What is bid?
This verb meaning "to offer a price" remains the same
What is bid?
This verb means to scatter seed on the ground; its irregular past participle ends in "-n."
What is sown?
The plural of bacterium
what are bacteria
the plural of elk
what are elk
The past tense of "flee" (e.g., "The cat ____ from the dog")
What is fled?
The past participle of "show" can be "showed" or this
What is shown?
To throw with force; its past tense is "hurled," but this irregular synonym is often used in baseball.
What is fling/flung?
The plural of vertebra
what are vertebrae
the plural of addendum
addenda
To split or divide; this verb’s past tense can be "split," but this older irregular form starts with "c."
What is cleave (past tense: clove or cleft)
If you execute a person by rope, the past tense is "hanged"; however, for all other objects, it is this.
What is hung?
the verb(s) meaning to give up or renounce (often used with "the throne").
What are forsake, forsook, and forsaken?