Prefixes
You do this when you break between a conversation.
What is interrupt? Inter-between Rupt-to break
You are doing something right now.
What is ING?
He put his head down on the desk and could not keep his eyes open. He tried to stay awake, but could not.
What is exhausted?
I decided that I needed more money to pay the gardners, so I drove to the shoe store to take out money. That is absurd because......
What is you go to a bank, not a shoe store?
Karen always does what she is told, even when she doesn't agree with what is asked. She is......
What is obedient?
A volcano does this when it shoots lava out.
What is erupt? e-means out rupt-means to break
You already did something.
What is ED?
She jumped up and down, could not stop smiling and could not wait to tell everyone her good news.
What is ecstatic?
My breathe smelled from the onions, so I brushed my hair. That is absurd because.....
What is you brush your teeth, not your hair?
Whenever Mark does not get his way, she yells at his mom and jumps up and down until she changes her mind. Mark is........
What is spoiled?
When someone breaks the law/rules with another person.
What is corrupt? cor-togther rupt-to break
A person who does something.
What is er/or?
He clinched his fists and his face turned red after his mother would not allow him to stay up late to watch a movie.
What is furious?
The scuba diver dove out of the plane and flew threw the air. That is absurd because........
What is a scuba diver doesn't jump out of a plane, they dive into the ocean?
Michael is always thinking of others, getting them presents, sending kind messages, etc. Michael is.....
What is thoughtful?
When someone gives a sudden response that is not so polite.
What is abrupt? ab-suddenly rupt-to break
Something that can be done.
What is able?
He felt a pit in his stomach, his legs were shaking and he could not stop biting his nails.
What is anxious?
The submarine drove down Main Street in Queens. That is absurd because......
What is a submarine goes under water, does not drive on the street?
Rebecca only thinks of herself. Whenever her mom asks for help, Rebecca says, "Do it yourself, I am playing my game." She never wants to do anything her friends want to do at playdates. Rebecca is.....
What is selfish?
To disturb a lesson or activity.
What is disrupt? dis-negative/opposite rupt-to break
A way that something is done.
What is LY?
When she tripped and fell down the stairs in front of everyone at school, her face turned bright red and she ran off and prayed that no one would make fun of her.
What is embarrassed?
Jasmine threw the bone across the yard for her fish to fetch. That is absurd because........
What is a fish can not play fetch, only a dog does that?
Allison always did her homework on time, took care of her pets and helped around the house. Her mother even trusted her to care for her litttle sister when she was out running errands. Allison is........
What is responsible?