WHAT'S THE WORD
PERFECT PREFIXES
SUPERB SUFFIXES
GETTING TO THE ROOT OF IT
BREAK IT APART, PLEASE
100

If someone ________ you, they take your attention away from what you are doing.


distract     betray     persist

What is betray?

100

the meaning of dis?

What is not, opposite of?

100

the meaning of ed ?

What is the past?

100

What is the root word in kindness?

What is kind?

100

What the word parts (affixes and root word) in the word useless?

What is USE and LESS?

200
If someone ______ something such as a country, business, or organization, he or she supervises it.


exaggerates     administers    comprehends

What is administers?

200

the meaning of pre ?

What is before?

200

the meaning of sion, tion ?

What is the act of, state of, result of?

200

What is the root word in realism?

What is real?

200

What the word parts (affixes and root word) in the word landed?

What is LAND and ED?

300

If you are ________ of doing something, you are able to do it.

abundant      capable     comply

What is capable?

300

the meaning of ex ?

What is out, away from?

300

the meaning of ist

What is person who does?

300

What is the root word in occurrence?

What is occur?

300

What the word parts (affixes and root word) in the word thirsty?

What are THIRST and Y?

400

Something that is _____ is unusual, often in a way that is troublesome.


absurd          strenuous       abnormal

What is abnormal?

400

the meaning of  com, con ?

What is together, with?

400

the meaning of est ?

What is the most?

400

What is the root word in misinformation?

What is inform?

400

What the word parts (affixes and root word) in the word misinformation?

What are MIS, INFORM, ATION?

500

If you _____ a plan or idea, you suggest it.

intention   propose    encourage

What is propose?

500

the meaning of pro ?

What is forward, before, in favor of?

500

the meaning of ful ?

What is full of?

500

What is the root word in unpredictable?

What is predict?

500

What the word parts (affixes and root word) in the word unexpectedly?

What is UN, EXPECT, ED, and LY?