Base Words and Derivatives
This is the term for a word that has no prefixes or suffixes added to it.
What is a base word?
The suffix -ful means this.
What is "full of"?
The suffix -ing tells you the action is happening when?
What is "now"?
The suffix -er can mean “one who,” “that which,” or this comparison word.
What is "more"?
The suffix -en means this.
What is "made of" or "to make"?
When a suffix is added to a base word, it becomes this.
What is a derivative?
The suffix -less means this.
What is "without"?
The suffix -ed tells you the action happened when?
What is "in the past"?
The suffix -est means this.
What is "the most"?
The word “wooden” uses this suffix.
What is -en?
The word “careful” is an example of this type of word.
What is a derivative?
The suffix -ness describes this about a word.
What is the "quality of"?
Which suffix would you use for an action that’s ongoing, like "running"?
What is -ing?
The suffix -s or -es can show this.
What is "more than one or third person singular"?
Which suffix would you add to “joy” to show the quality of being joyful?
What is -ness?
In the word “hopeless,” the word 'hope' is known as this.
What is the base word?
The suffix -ish means this.
What is "like or somewhat"?
Which suffix would complete the sentence: “Yesterday, he _______ to the store”?
What is -ed?
The person who teaches is called a teach____.
What is teacher?
Which suffix would you add to “hope” to show that someone has no hope?
What is -less?
True or False: The word “cats” is a base word.
What is false?
The suffix -ly tells you this about the word.
What is "like or how"?
Add this suffix to "bake" to show it’s happening right now.
What is -ing?
If “fast” becomes “fastest,” what suffix did we add?
What is -est?
If you add -y to the word “sun,” it becomes this.
What is sunny?