Roots
What is the root that means to shape?
-FORM-
What prefix can you add to "honest" to change the meaning to "not honest"?
DIS-
What suffix means like or in a way that is?
-LY
Spell the new word correctly:
TAP + ING
Did you use a spelling rule? Which one?
TAPPING
Doubling Rule
In the word PARENTHOOD,
How many syllables?
3 syllables
What is the root that means to burst of break?
-RUPT-
What prefix can you add to "returnable" to change the meaning to "not returnable"?
NON-
What suffix makes "wish" past tense?
-ED
Spell the new word correctly:
HAPPY + -LY
Did you use a spelling rule? Which one?
HAPPILY
Y to I rule
In the word MISINFORMATION,
How many syllables?
5 syllables
What is the root that means to carry or to harbor?
-PORT-
What prefix can you add to "legal" to change the meaning to "not legal"?
IL-
What suffix means the act of, result of, or state of?
-ION (-TION)
Spell the new word correctly:
rake + ing
Did you use a spelling rule? Which one?
RAKING
Drop E Rule
In the word ENCYCLOPEDIA:
How many syllables?
6 syllables
What is the root that means to watch, to see or to observe?
-SPECT- (-SPEC- OR -SPIC-)
What prefix can make the word "fair" mean "not fair"?
UN-
What suffix can turn the word "clap" into a noun, a verb or an adjective?
-ING
Spell the new word correctly:
SING + ING
Did you use a spelling rule? Which one?
SINGING
No rule needed
In the word CHARACTERIZATION,
How many syllables?
6 syllables
Name these 2 roots:
1: to write
2: to pull or to draw
1: -SCRIB- OR -SCRIBE-
2: -TRACT-
How many prefixes are in the word "nonconformist"?
two
Which suffixes mean "one who" or "that which"?
-ER and -OR
Spell the new word correctly:
FRIEND + LY + ER
Did you use a spelling rule? Which one?
FRIENDLIER
Y to I
In the word DISTRACTION:
How many syllables?
How many morphemes?
3 syllables / 3 morphemes