Affixes & Roots, Compound Words, Possessives, & Contractions

What is the root word in preheat?

• at

• pre

• heat

In the word dependable, -able is what part of the word?

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root Word

In the word rewrite, re- is what part of the word?

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root Word

butter + fly = ?

• butter

• flybutter

• butterfly

Which words below are compound words? Select all that are correct.

• cupcake

• myself

• brother

• snowman

The backpack belongs to the girl. It is the _______ backpack.

• girl's

• girls

• girl

The car belongs to my aunt. It is my _________ car.

• aunt

• aunt's

• aunts

The bone belongs to my dog. It is my ________ bone.

• dog's

• dog

• dogs

Sarah can't go to the movies this weekend. Which word is a contraction?

• Sarah

• this

• weekend

• can't

Select all the options below that can be turned in to contractions.

• she + will

• will + not

• he + is

• we + told