Prefixes
Rhyme Time
base words
Homophones
Suffixes
100
The prefix 'pre' means what?
before
100
It rhymes with cat and you wear it on your head.
hat
100

what is the base word in "helpful"

help

100
Which word is the thing that shines in the sky? sun or son
sun
100

This ending can be added to mean more than one, and sounds like "s" or "z

"We swam laps"

"He rides his bike"

"s" or "es"

200
What does the prefix 'un' mean?
not
200
It rhymes with chair and we have it on our head.
hair
200

What is the base word in swimming?

swim

200
Which of these words is when a king or queen rules over a kingdom? rain or reign
reign
200

This suffix is added to verbs and means the doing something in the present.


Hint:  it is used in this clue on the verb in the second part of this sentence.

ing

300
what does the prefix 're' stand for?
again
300
It rhymes with winger, a bumble bee has this and it's called a ?
stinger
300

what is the base word in joins

join

300
Which of the following words means something that comes from the post office? male or mail
mail
300

This suffix means "able to".  

"We paddled on an inflatable raft"

-able

400
If something is 'unsafe', it is what?
not safe
400

Rhymes with mess, it means not more, fewer

less

400

what is the base word in heavenly

heaven

400
Which words means an animal that lives in the woods? dear or deer
deer
400

This suffix means 'without'.  

He was careless about where he left his jacket.

-less

500
If you were going to plant flowers again after the rabbits ate them, you would be what?
replanting
500

Rhymes with candle, it's easier to pick something up if it has a ______.

handle

500

what is the base word in eating

eat

500
State the 3 homophones that are a number, a preposition, and a synonym for also.
two, to, too
500

This suffix means "full of"

She was very careful about carrying her tray.

-ful