Vocab
Prefix
Suffix
Root/Base
CHANCE!
100
Define: morpheme
The smallest unit that carries meaning (including prefixes, suffixes, root and base words)
100
Define: prefix
An affix added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
100
Define: suffix
An affix added to the end of the word to change its meaning
100
Define: root word
The word you start with before adding prefixes or suffixes, these cannot stand alone
100
What kind of spells do leprechauns use?
Lucky Charms!
200
Define: base word
Word you start with before adding prefixes and suffixes that CAN stand alone
200
Define
mis-
mis- means bad or badly / wrong or wrongly
200
Define
-able
-able means can
200
Define: rupt
rupt means to burst or break
200
Where are you guaranteed to find gold on St. Patrick's Day?
In the dictionary!
300
Define: segment
seeing word parts individually
300
Define
inter-
inter- means between
300
Define
-ess
-ess means feminine
300
Define
port
To carry
300
How many gold coins can a leprechaun throw in an empty pot?
One. After that, it's no longer empty
400
Define: decode
to interpret or give meaning to a word, based on its word parts
400
Using your knowledge of prefixes, define the word: century
Explain the prefix
One hundred years
cent- means one hundred
400
Using your knowledge of suffixes, define the word: actress
Explain the suffix
a woman whose profession is acting on the stage, in movies, or on television
A female actor
-ess means feminine
400
Using your knowledge of root/base words, define the word: erupt
Explain the root/base
(of a volcano) become active and burst lava, ash, and gases
rupt means burst or break
400
BONUS
500
Define: multisyllabic words
Words with more than one syllable
500
Using your knowledge of prefixes, define the word: misspell
Explain the prefix
To spell incorrectly OR bad spelling OR wrong spelling
mis- means bad or wrong
500
Using your knowledge of suffixes, define the word:assistance
Explain the suffix
the act of helping someone with a job or task
-ance means act or condition of
500
Using your knowledge of root/base words, define the word: biography
Explain the root/base
Biography is a book about someones life
bio means life
graph means written or drawn
500
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