Prefixes
True or False: Con- is prefix in contract
True
What does the suffix "s/es" mean?
More than one, third person singular verb
What does the Greek base "rupt" mean?
To break or to burst
Which sentence uses the word photography correctly?
a) Photography is the art of taking pictures.
b) Photography is a kind of dance.
c) Photography is a type of food.
d) Photography is a way to build houses.
a) Photography is the art of taking pictures.
State the word sum for the word sadness.
s-a-d + n-e-s-s is rewritten as s-a-d-n-e-s-s
sadness means the state of sad
Which word means “partially sweetened”?
a) Semifinal
b) Semisweet
c) Semigloss
d) Semiprivate
b) Semisweet
What does the suffix "ing" mean?
Action or process
This base means "to write"
scrib/script
Which sentence uses the base "rupt" correctly?
A. The volcano rupts every day.
B. The volcano erupted last night.
C. I am eruption.
B. The volcano erupted last night.
State the word sum for the word semipro.
s-e-m-i + p-r-o is rewritten as s-e-m-i-p-r-o
Semipro means half or partial pro/professional
True or False: The word winter is spelled with prefix inter-.
False
Which word is an example of the suffix that means "past tense" in the sentence below?
Mom helped me bake cookies for the school party.
Helped
What does the word phonics mean?
a) A kind of dance
b) A way to learn sounds and letters
c) A type of photography
d) A style of painting
b) A way to learn sounds and letters
In which sentence is the word prejudge used correctly?
a) We will prejudge the book after reading it.
b) She will prejudge her project when it is done.
c) He doesn't want to prejudge someone he hasn't met.
d) They prejudge their lunch every day.
c) He doesn't want to prejudge someone he hasn't met.
State the word sum for the word overreact.
o-v-e-r + r-e-a-c-t is rewritten as o-v-e-r-r-e-a-c-t.
Overreact means to react too much
What does the prefix "inter" mean?
Between or among
2. In which sentence is the word neatness used
correctly?
a) Her neatness was clear when she kept her car
clean.
b) She could really neatness her homework.
c) The large slice of pie was a neatness treat.
d) The neatness grass was overgrown.
a) Her neatness was clear when she kept her car
clean.
True or False: The morpheme phon comes from Greek and it means write or draw.
false
phon means sound
She was _____ about the date of the field trip.
a) deform
b) misinformed
c) formulated
d) formally
b) misinformed
State the word sum for the word secretive.
s-e-c-r-e-t + i-v-e is rewritten as s-e-c-r-e-t-i-v-e
secretive means causing or making secrets
This prefix means "too much"
Over-
This suffix means "without"
-less
What does the word transformation mean?
a) Staying the same
b) Changing into something new
c) Going to sleep
d) Running very fast
b) Changing into something new
The students were _______ when they worked
together on the project.
a) detective
b) secretive
c) cooperative
c) cooperative
State the word sum for the word emptiness.
e-m-p-t-y + n-e-s-s is rewritten as e-m-p-t-i-n-e-s-s
emptiness means state of being empty