Prefixes
The word kind means “nice.” Add a prefix to change the meaning to “not nice.”
Unkind
If -er means a person who, what is a speaker?
A person who speaks
This root word means to hear and is found in words like audio and audible.
AUD
When someone gathers up courage or strength before doing something difficult, they do this word.
Muster
This U.S. state is known as the Sunshine State.
Florida
If the prefix mis- means wrong, what does misjudge mean?
To judge incorrectly
The word write means “to put words on paper.” Add a prefix to show “to write again.”
Rewrite
This root word means to see and is found in vision and envision.
Vis
“Please let me stay up for the movie,” he begged his parents again and again.
What word would fit this scenario?
Implore
This suffix means in a certain way.
-ly (quickly, happily)
If the prefix pre- means before, what does prehistoric most nearly mean?
Recorded before history
If careless has the suffix -less, what does the word mean?
Without care
The root view means “to look.” Add a prefix meaning before to make a word meaning “look before.”
Preview
The museum carefully protected the ancient vase so it would remain perfectly clean and untouched for visitors to admire.
What word would fit this description of the vase?
Pristine
This singer starred in Hannah Montana and had a career comeback with hits like Flowers.
Miley Cyrus
The word transport contains the root port, meaning to carry. Based on the prefix trans-, meaning across, what does transport most nearly mean?
To carry across or from one place to another
If -ness means state of being, what does kindness describe?
This root word means to build and appears in construct and instruction.
Struct
Before the championship game, the players felt nervous and worried about how they would perform.
What word would fit this feeling?
Apprehensive
The longest river in the world is…
The Nile River
If spect means to look, what does circumspect most likely mean?
To look around
The word happy means “feeling good.” Add a suffix to show “state of being happy.”
Happiness
Start with do. Add a prefix meaning again and a suffix meaning able to make a word meaning “able to do again.”
Before moving to a new country, it took her several weeks to get used to hearing and speaking a different language every day.
What word would describe this?
Accustom
Mount Everest is part of this mountain range.
The Himalayas