Guide Words
Context Clues
Word Study
Roots
Wild Card
100
This word appears on the dictionary page with guide words old-open. octopus odd onion
What is onion?
100
Some statues are of famous people that just about everyone hs heard of . Others DEPICT people who might be known only in the town. What does DEPICT mean? are made by are famous for show
What is show?
100
Which words uses the prefix un- the same as it is used in the word unequal? unit until understand usually
What is usually?
100
What is the root/base word in DISCOVERED? A. disc B. disco C. cover D. over
What is cover?
100

What is the correct way to divide the word indestructible?  

ind-es-truc-ble, in-de-struct-ible, in-de-struc-tible, 

indes-truct-ible

What is in-de-struct-ible

200
Which word would appear on the same dictionary page with these guide words? lazy - legend leave length last lever letter
What is leave?
200
Denny and tony were cousins. They did not see each other often. When the did, they INITIALLY were shy. What does the INITIALLY mean? finally at first forever
What is at first?
200
One of Jessica's is very rare, while the other one is ORDINARY. Which two words are synonyms of ORDINARY? regular easy popular common interesting
What are regular and common?
200
What is the root/base word in UNSUPPORTIVE? A. port B. un C. support D. tive
What is SUPPORT?
200

What is the correct way to divide the word cooperation? co/op/er/a/tion, cooper/a/tion, coo/per/a/tion, co/oper/a/tion

What is co/op/er/a/tion?

300
Which TWO words would appear on the same page as these guide words? lemon - library leader lettuce leaf liar lost
What is lettuce and liar?
300
Sometimes the ocean air smells fresh and salty. Other times the air smells bad. That smell usually doesn't LINGER - it goes away quite quickly. What does the word LINGER mean? stay around smell nice get noticed
What is stay around?
300
In which sentence is the CAPITALIZED word used correctly? A - My ANT lives in Florida. B - The DEER in the forest blended in with its environment. C - Do you NO what the party starts? D - My new shirt has FOR large buttons.
What is B?
300
What is the root/base word in ABRUPTLY? A. rup B. ly C. rupt D. abrupt
What is ABRUPT?
300

What is the correct way to divide the word nonchalant? noncha-lant, no-ncha-lant, non-cha-lant, non-chal-ant

What is non-cha-lant?

400
What TWO words would appear on the same page as these guide words? camera - cause carrot cabin calm canal cave
What is carrot and canal?
400
Jamal was AMAZED at the sight of the desert. He couldn't believe how far the sand stretched. What does AMAZED mean? bored impressed angered
What is impressed?
400
Which two words are synonyms? grateful - appreciative innocent - guilty powerful - weak began - tasty
What is grateful - appreciative?
400
What is the root/base word in UNFAMILIAR? A. am B. liar C. family D. familiar
What is FAMILIAR?
400

What is the correct way to divide the word spectacular? spec/tac/u/lar, spec/tacu/lar, spectac/u/lar, sp/ec/tac/u/lar

What is spec/tac/u/lar?

500
What TWO words would appear on the same page as these guide words? star - step stem staple statue stew stick
What is stem and statue?
500
Marco took out a pencil and a piece of paper and JOTTED the words down. What does the word JOTTED mean? wrote memorized looked at
What is wrote?
500
Place these words in alphabetical order. deaf different data drench dollar
What is data, deaf, different, dollar, drench?
500
What is the root/base word for UNGOVERNABLE? A. able B. govern C. vernable D. governable
What is GOVERN?
500

What is the root word in unpredictable and unthinkingly?

What is predict and think?