Miguel in the Middle

Combine the base word and the suffix to create a new word:

biology / ist

Answer explanation

Don't forget...a biologist is a scientist who studies different kinds of life on Earth.

Combine the base word and the suffix to create a new word:

piano / ist

Answer explanation

Don't forget...a pianist is a person who plays the piano.

Combine the base word and the suffix to create a new word:

narrate / ion

Answer explanation

Don't forget...realistic fiction often uses 1st-person narration: "I'm hungry!"

Combine the base word and the suffix to create a new word:

educate / ion

Answer explanation

Don't forget...Education is a word that's related to learning and studying.

Combine the base word and the suffix to create a new word:

explode / ion

Answer explanation

Don't forget...In the last unit we read about a huge, fiery explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform.

Combine the base word and the suffix to create a new word:

weight / less

Answer explanation

Don't forget...astronauts in space don't experience gravity, so they are weightless.

Combine the base word and the suffix to create a new word:

art / ist

Answer explanation

Don't forget...Vincent Van Gough was a very famous artist from Holland who painted beautiful pictures.

Combine the base word and the suffix to create a new word:

beauty / ful

Answer explanation

Don't forget...Many things from nature are also beautiful, such as flowers and butterflies.

Combine the base word and the suffix to create a new word:

forget / ful

Answer explanation

Don't forget...as people get older, they can become forgetful and forget others' names and faces.

Complete this sentence:

I'm trying to stay ___ and concentrate on finishing my writing assignment by next week.

• perspective

• focused

• stunned