Plurals with a Twist
What is the plural of galaxy?
galaxies
Add "ing" to travel
traveling
What does the suffix -ion usually mean?
“The act of” or “the result of.”
The suffix -ate on a verb usually means what?
“To make” or “to cause.”
What does the root press mean?
“To push or squeeze.”
Why does church become churches and not churchs?
Words ending in ch, sh, s, x, or z add -es.
Change lie to its -ing form.
lying
Turn educate into a noun using -tion.
education
Which -ate word means “to copy exactly”?
duplicate
Which word means “to push down or make sad”?
depress
Spell the plural of mosquito.
mosquitoes
Which word doubles the final consonant before adding -ing: fix, begin, snow?
begin → beginning
Which -tion word means “a person’s job or career”?
occupation
Which word means “happening right away”?
immediate
Which word means “to show feelings clearly”?
express
What rule explains why quiz becomes quizzes?
Final z is doubled before adding -es.
What is the "ing" from of equal
equalling
Which -tion word means “marks used at the ends of sentences”?
punctuation
Which -ate adjective describes someone who cares deeply?
passionate
What’s the difference between compress and express?
Compress = push together; express = push out.
Which plural adds -es because the word ends in o? potato, planet, desert
potato → potatoes
Explain the spelling change in submit → submitting.
The final consonant t is doubled because it follows a short vowel.
Turn anticipate into the form that ends in "ion".
anticipation
Correctly add "ate" to active.
activate
Which word means “able to be expressed”?
expressible