Roots
Stems
Vocabulary
Punctuation
Parts of Speech
100
The root word for life.
What is bio
100
The word stem that means before.
What is pre-
100
Fake; false
What is Counterfeit
100
Used at the end of a sentence to express excitement.
What is an exclamation point
100
Modifies a verb, an adjective, a phrase, or a clause. Indicates time, manner, place, cause, or degree.
What is an adverb.
200
The root word for earth.
What is geo
200
The word stem for three.
What is tri-
200
Harmful; Poisonous; Lethal
What is Noxious
200
The punctuation mark that joins two independent clauses to form one sentence.
What is semicolon
200
Used to link words or phrases, for example: and, but, or, nor, etc.
What is a conjunction
300
The root word for water.
What is hydro
300
The word stem for book.
What is biblio-
300
Hidden; Undercover
What is Covert
300
Punctuation mark used to before listed items that are introduced by words/phrases such as "the following," "these," "as follows," etc.
What is a colon
300
Replaces a noun in a sentence to make it less repetitive. Examples include, he, which, none, or you.
What is a pronoun
400
The root word for man.
What is anthropo
400
The word stem for opinion.
What is -dox
400
Can be touched
What is Tangible
400
The punctuation mark used to join certain special compounds, such as those that begin with "self" or where the second word is a proper noun.
What is a hyphen
400
Links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence. Examples include at, under, over, to, etc.
What is a preposition
500
The root word for power.
What is dyna
500
The word stem for first.
What is prim-
500
Arrogance; Pride
What is Haughtiness
500
A way to emphasize certain words, such as foreign words, titles, or words the author wants to stand out in a text.
What is italics
500
The noun form of a word that ends in -ing. Always functions as a noun in this form and can be either a sentence's subject, a direct object, or an indirect object.
What is a gerund