Roots
What does the root CYCLE mean?
What does the prefix SUB mean?
Under/below
What does the suffix FUL mean?
Full of
What does DECOMPOSE mean?
To break down, decay
What does it mean if something is a "piece of cake?"
It is easy.
What does the root STRUCT mean?
Build
What does the prefix PRE mean?
Before
What does the suffix EST mean?
Most
What does RECONSTRUCT mean?
To build again
What does someone mean if they say something will happen "When pigs fly?"
It will never happen.
What does the root GRAD/GRESS mean?
Step/move.
What does the prefix PRO mean?
For/forward
What does the suffix LESS mean?
Without
What does EMBROIDERING mean?
Decorating fabric by stitching designs onto it with thread or yarn
If someone says "Don't count your chickens before they hatch," what do they mean?
Don't get too excited before something happens
What does the root NOV mean?
New
What does the prefix MIS mean?
Wrong, bad
What does the suffix ING mean?
(Walking, talking, dancing)
An ongoing process
What does UNPRECEDENTED mean?
Never happened before
What does it mean to "pull someone's leg?"
It means to tease someone, or to deceive someone playfully
What does the root LOG mean?
Word
With
What does the suffix LY mean?
(Sadly, happily, loudly)
In a manner
What does VEHEMENTLY mean?
What do I mean when I say "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater?"
Don't discard something valuable by accident