Root Words
the greek root word that means time
what is chron?
a comparison of two things using like or as
what is a simile?
the suffix when added to the end of a word means doing something
what is -ive?
what is the vowel team in the word break?
what is ea?
an exciting experience
what is photo?
what is a vowel team?
the suffixes that when added to the end of a base word changes a word's part of speech an means "can be done"
what are -able and -ible?
Which of these words has a long a vowel sound?
salt
stake
treat
what is brake?
people who belong to a particular place; residents
this greek root means measure
what is meter?
a single sound represented by two letters
what is a digraph?
the suffix in the word unreadable
what is -able?
this suffix means associated with
what is -ic?
the smallest living things
what are microbes?
the greek root word that means earth
what is geo?
two vowel sounds blended into one syllable. Ex: the ou in cloud blends to spell a new sound
what is a diphthong?
this word means able to be broken
what is breakable?
breakABLE
the vowel sound in the last syllable of the word homophone
what is long o?
the direction of travel
what is course?
the greek root and suffix in the word chronic
what is chron?
what is -ic?
a word that has the same meaning as another word
what is a synonym?
the suffix in the word defensive
what is -ive?
this pattern of letters creates a long vowel sound
what is vce?
tried to do the same thing others did; copied
what is imitated?