Prefixes
Suffixes
Base Word
Compound Words
Mystery Morphemes
100

What does the prefix 'pre' mean?

What is 'before'

100

What does the suffix 'ing' mean?

What is 'makes a word a verb'?

100

What is the base word in distraction?

What is 'tract'?

100

Make a compound word with the word 'ball'

What is 'netball', 'football'.

100

What does the morpheme 'photo' mean?

What is 'light'?

200

What does the morpheme 'bio' mean?

What is 'life'?

200

What kind of word is created by adding “-ly” to “quick”?

What is an 'adverb'?

200

What is the base word in “unhappily”?

What is 'happy'?

200

What two words make up “sunflower”?

What is 'sun and flower'?

200

What do “bio” and “logy” mean in “biology”?

What is 'life and study'?

300

What is the base word in “disagree,” and what does the prefix do?

What is 'opposite'?

300

What does the suffix “-less” mean in “hopeless”?

What is 'less'?


300

Find the base in “disagreement.”

what is 'agree'?

300

Make a compound word using “snow.”

What is 'snowball', 'snowfight'

300

“Predict” has two morphemes. What do they mean?

What is 'pre+dict'?

400

Which prefix means “between” or “among”?

What is 'inter-?

400

Add a suffix to “create” to make a noun.

What is 'creation'?

400

What’s the base word in “prewriting”?

What is 'write'?

400

What compound word means “a place to wait for a bus”?

What is 'bustop'?

400

What does “audible” mean if “audi” means “hear” and “-ible” means “able to be”?

What is 'able to be heard?'

500

The prefix “trans-” appears in “transport” and “translate.” What does it mean?

What is 'across'?

500

What’s the difference in meaning between “-er” and “-est” (e.g., “faster” vs. “fastest”)?

What is 'er=more' and 'est = most'?

500

Identify the base in “transportation.”

What is 'port'?

500

Break down the compound word “toothbrush” and explain its meaning.

What is 'tooth + brush' = a brush for your teeth.

500

Interrupt” comes from “inter” and “rupt.” What does it mean?

What is ' to break in between'?