The form of a word after all suffixes and prefixes are removed
100
What is the difference between singular and plural nouns?
A singular noun is ONE person, place, or thing. A plural noun is TWO or more people, places, or things.
100
How many brothers and sisters does Sr. Amani have?
4 brothers, 1 sister
100
Identify the misspelled word, spell it correctly:
The teacher consistently shows punktuality by showing up on time to her appointments.
PUNCTUALITY
100
Correctly say the following:
ā ē
LONG A AND LONG E
200
Define the terms "suffix" and "prefix"
A "suffix" is a group of letters added to the END of a word that change its meaning or part of speech. A "prefix" is a group of letters added to the BEGINNING of a word that change its meaning or part of speech.
200
Is the word: ALUMNUS singular or plural?
SINGULAR
200
What do the suffixes (-ary) and (-ory) do?
They change verbs to adjectives.
200
Identify the misspelled word and correct it:
Sr. Amani repeatedly explains that every essay needs a wonderful intraductery paragraph.
INTRODUCTORY
200
Explain this sound: Ә What is it? How do you say it?
The sound is SCHWA it's similar to a short U, short O, or short A sound
300
What does the suffix (-ity) mean or do>
(-ity) is added to ADJECTIVES in order to form NOUNS
300
Is the word DATA singular or plural?
IT IS PLURAL
300
What is the definition of etymology?
study of word origins: the study of the origins of words or parts of words and how they have arrived at their current form and meaning
300
Identify and correct the misspelled word in the following sentence:
The ridiculous amount of snow that acumulated wreaked havoc on our highways.
ACCUMULATED
300
Correctly sound out and spell the following phonetic spelling: / pûr' sӘ năl’ ĭ tē /
The word is PERSONALITY
400
Define the term "double consonant"
Two consonant letters that are next to each other in a word that represent different sounds
400
What is the PLURAL form of the word stimulus? Spell it correctly.
STUMULI
400
What do the prefixes (per-), (trans-), and (circum-) mean?
(per-) means "through" (trans-) means "across) (circum-) means "around"
400
Identify and correct the misspelled word in the sentence:
The persestence of the students to attend the field trip trensformed them into monsters in the eyes of the teacher.
PERSISTENCE and TRANSFORMED
400
Correctly sound out and spell the following word
/ spĕsh’ Ә līz /
The word is specialize.
500
Define the term "etymology"
The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
500
Is the word memorandum singular or plural? Correctly spell the other form of the word.
It is SINGULAR. The PLURAL form is MEMORANDA
500
vi du in ity al di
Combine these groups of letters to form a PAIR of words.
INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUALITY
500
Identify and correct the misspelled word in the sentence:
The team's next project will be to circumnavigate the earth, a circumstanse that I would find very exciting. No one would have to persuede me to take part in such a project.
CIRCUMSTANCE and PERSUADE
500
Correctly sound out and spell this word and then tell where the PRIMARY STRESS is: / ĭk sĕn’ trĭk /
The word is ECCENTRIC. The primary stress is on the SEN syllable.