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Nouns and Phrases
Verbs
Verbs and Affixes
Affixes
100
We hung the shower curtain on a _______.
What is a ROD
100
Thomas Edison __________ed the lightbulb.
What is INVENT
100
The company Apple ___________ed many iPhones this year.
What is PRODUCE
100
Samantha cooked the pizza too long. She _____cooked it.
What is OVER (overcooked)
200
A man robbed a bank. He committed a ________.
What is a CRIME
200
The scholarship ___________ed Jessica to get good grades.
What is MOTIVATE
200
It takes many years to learn how to ___________ a plane.
What is OPERATE
200
There are lots of clouds outside. The weather is cloud-___.
What is -Y (cloudy)
300
One ___________ ago, in 2004, Jennifer was in high school.
What is DECADE
300
Cindy didn't like to wear the same thing everyday; she liked to _________ her outfits.
What is VARY
300
To save money, the company tried to ___________ the cost of shipping.
What is MINIMIZE
300
The Hobbit was written before Lord of the Rings. So, the Hobbit is a ____-quel to Lord of the Rings.
What is PRE (prequel) sequel: a movie or book that comes AFTER the original
400
Steve stole money from a store, so he is a ___________.
What is CRIMINAL
400
He ________ed the scissors to cut pizza.
What is ADAPT
400
(Affix) Sue and Joe were talking, but then Rob came between them and started talking, too. He ______-rupted them.
What is INTER (interrupt: to start talking before others finish. This is considered rude in American culture.)
400
Maria wanted to be educated, so she got an educa-_____
What is -TION (education) educate (verb) --> education (noun)
500
John thinks it is okay for two men to get married; so, he is _________________ of gay marriage.
What is IN FAVOR OF
500
Scott was looking at cars on Google. Then, he ____________ed the screen and opened up his email.
What is MINIMIZE
500
Henry was very thankful for the gift from Sophia. He showed his thankful-______ by writing a thank-you card to her.
What is -NESS (thankfulness)