Word Parts
In the word unhappy, what is the base word?
happy
The root bio means life. What does biology study?
Living things/ life
What does the prefix un- usually mean in unfair?
Not / the opposite of.
Which suffix turns kind into a word meaning “full of kindness”?
-ness makes kindness, the noun for the quality of being kind.
What is the study of where words come from and how they change over time called?
Etymology
Break the word replayed into its prefix, base word and suffix.
re- + play + -ed
The root aqua means water. What does aquatic mean?
Living or growing in water, or relating to water.
Add a prefix to view to make a word meaning “look at again”.
Review
Add a suffix to quick to make an adverb (a word that describes a verb).
Quick(ly)
The Greek root "phone" means sound or voice. What are two words that contain this root word?
telephone, microphone, headphones, phonograph, symphony, xylophone, saxophone, phoneme, phonics
What is the base word in disagreement? Name the prefix and suffix as well.
Base: agree. Prefix: dis-. Suffix: -ment. The word is formed as dis + agree + ment.
The root spect means look or see. What does a spectator do?
Watches or observes something.
Which prefix means “before”: pre-, re- or dis-?
pre-
Add a suffix to beauty to make an adjective.
beauti(ful)
The Greek root "graph" means write or draw. Name 2 words containing the root word.
photograph, graphics, graphite, digraph, telegraph, autograph
What spelling change happens when hope becomes hoping?
Drop the final e before adding -ing.
The root port means carry. How does this help explain the word transport?
To carry or move something from one place to another.
What does re- mean in rebuild, and how does it change the meaning of build?
It means again; rebuild means to build again.
Why does happy become happiness rather than happyness?
The y changes to i before adding -ness.
The Greek word parts demo (people) and cracy (rule or power) help explain democracy. What does democracy mean?
A system of government in which the people hold power, directly or through representatives.
Using "care" as your base word, create 3 new words by adding prefixes or suffixes.
careless, caring, carelessness, uncaring, careful
The root "dict" means say or speak. Explain how it helps you understand both dictate and predict.
Dictate means to say words for someone to write; predict means to say what may happen before it happens.
A student writes misunderstood as ununderstood. Which prefix belongs in the correct word, and what does it mean?
Mis-; it means wrongly or incorrectly. Misunderstood means understood incorrectly.
Change decide into a noun meaning “the act or result of deciding”. What happens to the spelling?
Decision. The -de ending changes to -sion, and the s represents a /zh/ sound.
What does the Latin root word "port" mean?
To carry