Vocabulary and Language

Front

What is a base word?

Back

A word that can stand alone and have its own meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Front

Where does a suffix appear in a word?

Back

At the end.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

Which of the following words contains both a prefix and a suffix?

Back

Unhappiness.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

Which of the following can be a free morpheme?

Back

walk.

Front

What is the contraction for 'I am'?

Back

I'm.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is a prefix?

Back

A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What is a suffix?

Back

A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What is a morpheme?

Back

The smallest unit of meaning in a language.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is a free morpheme?

Back

A morpheme that can stand alone as a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is a bound morpheme?

Back

A morpheme that cannot stand alone and must be attached to a free morpheme.