Bases and Roots
True or False: A base word is a complete English word that can stand alone by itself.
true
Adding -er to the verb teach changes it into what noun?
teacher
A sheltered place, cage, or building where dogs or other pets are kept is a ____.
kennel
An animal that is active mainly at night and sleeps during the day is described as ____.
nocturnal
What is the base word in the word unhappiness?
happy
What is the base word in rebuilding?
build
Adding -ly to the adjective quick turns it into what part of speech?
adverb
A facility that helps rescue, care for, and protect lost or stray animals in a town is an ____.
animal control center
When a person or animal does not have enough water in their body, they are ____.
dehydrated
Identify the suffix in the vocabulary word rehabilitation.
-tion or -ation
The root bio means life. What does the word biology study?
Life
What adjective do you get when you add -ful to the noun care?
careful
People who offer to do work or help care for animals without getting paid are called ____.
volunteers
Something that relates to medicine, doctors, health care, or treating injuries is ____.
medical
The word volunteer can be used as a person (noun). What action (verb) does a volunteer do?
What is to volunteer (offering time/help for free)?
Is struct in the word construction a base word or a root word?
root word
The suffix -ness changes the adjective kind into what part of speech?
noun
The process of helping an injured or sick animal heal so it can return to health or the wild is ____.
rehabilitation
A long, narrow raised strip or edge on land, an object, or an animal's body is a ____.
ridge
Name the base word and suffix in the adjective dehydrated.
dehydrate (base) and -ed (suffix)
The root phon means sound. What instrument uses this root to make small sounds louder?
microphone
What noun do you form when you add the suffix -ion to the verb act?
action
Illnesses or sicknesses that affect the body and health of living things are called ____.
diseases
Explain the difference between a nocturnal animal and a diurnal animal.
nocturnal animals are active at night, while diurnal animals are active during the day?
The root hydr means water. Which vocabulary word from your reader's theater comes from this root?
dehydrated