Word Analysis Potpourri
The base word of unable, disability, and enabled.
What is able?
apple, car, dog, airplane
What are nouns?
This prefix means not, as in, not approve.
What is disapprove?
any set of signals, words, or symbols used to send messages. Or, what 4th and 5th graders like to build on the computer.
What is code?
to praise too much, to give false praise, or to give too many complements.
What is flattered?
We use this to replace common and proper nouns.
What are pronouns?
fly, run, swim, eat, communicate
What are verbs?
This suffix means without, such as, without meaning
What is meaningless?
able to be bribed; crooked; dishonest. Like the policeman in Kenya who arrested Wangari.
What is corrupt?
to shine with reflected light, like the morning dew did on Charlotte's Web.
What is glistened?
This verb doesn't "do" anything, but they do join the subject to the predicate and adds meaning to the subject.
What are state-of-being, or linking verbs?
happy, beautiful, blue, four
What are adjectives?
This suffix means “full of,” “characterized by”, such as in "Jimmy always liked to boast".
What is boastful?
a building in which there are many bedrooms. You might live here in college.
What is dormitory?
more than enough...plentiful.
What is abundant?
We can't touch, see, or taste these nouns, but we can "feel" or "experience" them.
What are abstract nouns?
slowly, quickly, today, there
What are adverbs?
This suffix means "the state or quality of" or "the act or process of", as in "when I decide something, I make a..."
What is decision?
being in agreement; unity. Or, for the musical types, musical notes played or sung at the same time that make a pleasant sound.
What is harmony?
a number of people, groups, or countries joined together for a common purpose. Or, you might play baseball in this little version.
What is league?
This homophone pair can mean the leader of the school, but can also be the reason or foundation for a system of belief.
What is p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l and p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e?
will, shall, may, might, can
What are modal auxiliary verbs?
this suffix means the state or quality of, as in, "there is a lot of moisture in the air"
What is humidity?
to explain, prove, or show clearly. Something your teachers do to show you how to do something.
What is demonstrate?
to move in a clumsy way. To make a silly or careless mistake.
What is blundered?