Base Words & Word Endings

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What is a base word?

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A base word is a word that can stand alone and has meaning. For example, 'play' is a base word.

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What does the ending '-s' mean when added to a word?

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The ending '-s' is used to make a word plural, meaning more than one. For example, 'cat' becomes 'cats'.

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What does the ending '-ed' indicate?

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The ending '-ed' is used to show that an action happened in the past. For example, 'walk' becomes 'walked'.

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What does the ending '-ing' indicate?

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The ending '-ing' shows that an action is happening right now. For example, 'run' becomes 'running'.

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What is a plural noun?

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A plural noun is a word that means more than one person, place, or thing. For example, 'dogs' is plural for 'dog'.

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How do you change a word to make it plural?

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You usually add '-s' or '-es' to the end of the word. For example, 'box' becomes 'boxes'.

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What is the difference between past tense and present tense?

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Past tense describes actions that have already happened, while present tense describes actions happening now.

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Give an example of a word in the past tense.

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An example of a word in the past tense is 'jumped', which comes from the base word 'jump'.

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What does the word 'running' mean?

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'Running' means the action of moving quickly on foot, and it shows that the action is happening right now.

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What is the base word in 'happily'?

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The base word in 'happily' is 'happy'.