Prefixes
Meaning in the middle
What is mid-
It's the act of giving up something valued to get something else
What is sacrifice
Homophone or Homograph: which and witch
What is homophone
Two suffixes that mean: full of
What are -ious and -ous
The syllable pattern for the word: cabin
What is a VCV pattern
This prefix means across
What is trans-
Define complaint as used in this sentence: The nurse received a complaint because she arrived to work late and couldn’t attend to her patients on time.
What is an expression of dissatisfaction or pain (or teacher accepted definition)
True or False: A homograph is a word that sounds the same but has a different spelling
What is False
Meaning of -ible
What is capable of or suitable for
Juncture (divide) the word: address (hint VCCCV)
What is ad/dress
This is the meaning behind mis-
What is bad, wrongly, or incorrectly
This means to move heavily and slowly. After a long day of work on the farm, Norma would _____ home thinking only about supper.
What is plod
Paying attention to spelling, part of speech, and context can help you determine a homograph or homophone (answer true or false)
What is true
Having to do with, relating to, or having the characteristics of (hint: state the suffix)
What is the suffix -ic
In the word, monster, which is considered a blend: on, st, or er
What is st
Coming before the root word in ___function, meaning to function abnormally, badly or wrongfully
What is mal-
A word used meaning a set of beliefs. Her _________ prevented her from accepting a job in a restaurant that serves meat.
What is ideology
(Must spell it and pronounce it correctly; 50 pts each) The homophone to wind (meaning a natural movement of air of any velocity)
What is wind (meaning to turn or coil something around an object or point; past tense: wound)
Fill in the blank with the proper suffix: Pioneers travelled during the west ward expansion towards coast__ California.
What is -al
As in the word unkindly, when do you juncture (divide) prefixes and suffixes
What is after a prefix and before a suffix
Using the prefix inter-, this is the word meaning capable of traveling between continents
What is intercontinental
If you regaled someone, you entertained them, Use regaled in a sentence
What is [teacher approved answer-possible answer: Henry regaled his cousins with a magic show.]
Two meanings of the word: dove
What are a small white bird and to jump in head first
(Fill in the blank) an affix occurring at the _____ of a word, base, or phrase
What is end
When juncturing VCCCV word patterns you divide after the 1st consonant but keep these two types of sounds together (hint tr and ch)
What are blends and digraphs