Wild Card 1
What is a suffix?
A word part that comes at the end of a word and changes its meaning or form.
What does -ed usually show?
Past tense or past participle (e.g., learned, bored)
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
Can suffixes always tell the correct word form and meaning?
No. Sometimes there are exceptions but most of the time they are still useful.
True or False: “He is boring.” means he feels bored.
❌ False – It means he makes other people bored.
What are the 3 main parts of a word?
Prefix, Root, Suffix
What kind of adjective does -ing make? Give an example.
Describes something that causes a feeling. Ex: "boring movie"
What is a verb?
A word that shows action or state
The suffix "...ify" can show that a word is a
a)noun,
b) adjective
c) verb
verb
True or False: “I am bored.” means I feel not interested.
✅ True
What is the name of this module and how many lessons are there?
Suffixes- there are 5 lessons.
What does -er mean in adjectives?
It shows comparison. Ex: "bigger" means more big.
Look at the example chart on pg. 3. What is a synonym for studying?
Learning
In Turkish food, what does ish mean
ish means related to the country/ culture of Turkey
True or False: “The snow is accumulating” means it has stopped snowing.
❌ False – It means the snow is still falling and growing.
Is vocabulary learning only about memorizing meanings? Yes/No + why
No. If you understand how words are used and built then you can understand more words without memorizing all vocabulary.
What does -en mean in “eaten”?
It is the past participle form of a verb.
What does accumulating mean?
Building up over time
What is an adverb?
Words that describe verbs
True or False: “Smiling” in “my smiling friend” is a gerund.
❌ False – It is an adjective
Break this word into parts: unhappiness. What do the parts mean?
un (not) + happy (feeling good) + ness (state of) → "the state of not feeling good"
What does -ish mean? Give 2 examples.
The word form (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
Describe what the following word means - you can give an example to help you explain: characteristic
A special quality or feature
True or false: The way we use words have always been the same and will always stay the same.
False - language is always changing.
For example, "text" and "google" were nouns, but because of technology, now people use these words as verbs too.
True or False: “She wants” and “She walk” are both correct.
❌ False – “She walk” should be “She walks” (needs -s for 3rd person)