Prefixes
Suffixes
Commas
Putting yourself last
Commas HARD MODE
100

What is the new meaning of the word with the added prefix? (dashes will be used to show the prefix)

re-read

what is "to read again"

100

How does this suffix change the original meaning of the word? (dashes will be used to separate the suffixes)

Read-er

What is, "The word changes to someone who reads instead of the action of visualizing words on a page."

100

Where would you add a comma?

When the narwhal appeared from the ocean Buddy the Elf waved at him.

What is "after ocean"? or "before Buddy"

100

Me or I?


My dad and ____ went to the store.

What is "I"

100

When listing people with their titles, you add a comma between the name and the title (John, the baker). If I had multiple (names, titles), what punctuation mark do you use to combine the groups?

Ex: I met John, the baker__ Simon, the policeman__ and Toby, the architect. 

What is "using semicolons"?

I met John, the baker; Simon, the policeman; and Toby, the architect.

200

What is the new meaning of the word with the added prefix?

un-do

What is "to take back?"

200
What is the new meaning of the word when the suffix is added:

Hero-ism

What is "the qualities of a hero"

200

Where would you add the commas?

For Christmas, I asked my mom for toys candy and a new Xbox.

What is "after toys and after candy"?

200

Me or I?

"My cousin helped ____ finish the big burger challenge at Whataburger."

What is "me"?

200

Where would the comma go in this date?

January 22nd 2045

What is "after 22nd"

300

What is the original meaning of this word?

deconstruct

What is, "to build" or "to put together"?

300

Identify the word with the suffix added in the sentence. Then, tell me what the word means.

Catherine was fearless when she had to jump off the swing.

What is "fearless" and "to lack fear/ to not be scared"

300

Where would you add the commas?

Chuck when will I be able to go on that rollercoaster?

What is "after Chuck" or "before when"?

300

Is this sentence correctly putting yourself last and using the correct proper noun?

Me and my family jumped into the pool, which pushed almost all of the water out.

What is "no"

300

What does F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. stand for?

What is "for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so"?

400

What does the prefix mean?

anti-

(examples: antifreeze, antibiotic, antihero)

what is "against"?

400

Identify the word with the suffix in the sentence. Then, tell me what the word means.


The teacher will only smile if the student makes an A on their test.

What is "teacher" and "a person who teaches"
400

Which comma does NOT belong?

When I went to the store, I was looking for eggs, and milk, but it appeared they were sold out!

What is "after eggs"? or before "and milk"

400

Correct the mistake:

I initially wanted to eat a hotdog for lunch, but when me and my mom realized that they cost more than nachos, we decided to get that instead. 

What is "my mom and I"?

400

Which one of these commas does not belong?

Unlike the others, this chef carefully sliced the onions, and the garlic before adding them to the hot, sizzling pan.

 "Unlike the others, this chef carefully sliced the onions and the garlic before adding them to the hot, sizzling pan. 

What is "the comma after onions"?

500

What does this prefix mean?

super- 

(examples: superhuman, superstar, supervisor)

What is "above or beyond"?

500

Identify the 3 words with suffixes that are attached to them. Then, tell me what those words mean.

The artist painted a beautiful portrait.

What is "artist, painted, beautiful" and "artist= a person who does art (paint, draw, etc.), painted= past tense of paint, beautiful= full of beauty"

500
This phrase is missing a comma and has one extra comma. How should it be rewritten? For your answer, after saying "what is", you can restate the sentence and say "take out comma" and "comma" when there is a change.


Miss Kelly went to ASH over the weekend. There she graded papers, moved the desks, and mopped the floors. After, she marked the date on the board as March, 2nd, 2026. 

What is "Miss Kelly went to ASH over the weekend. There (comma) she graded papers, moved the desks, and mopped the floors. After, she marked the date on the board as March (take out comma) 2nd, 2026.

500

Correct the mistake:

Me and my friend got on Minecraft to build a pretty house, but my friend secretly created the Wither, which blew up my house.

What is "My friend and I"?

500

Read these sentences: Where do the 3 commas need to go?

Early this morning the detective arrived at the scene. He found a broken glass a torn map and a single gold coin. No one else was in the building. He knew his long search was finally over.

 "Early this morning, the detective arrived at the scene. He found a broken glass, a torn map, and a single gold coin. No one else was in the building. He knew his long search was finally over."

What is "comma after 'this morning', comma after 'glass', and comma after 'map'"?

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