Morphology Magic #1

What does the root word "foli" mean?

• rock

• leaf

• flower

• small

Answer explanation

The root word 'foli' means 'leaf'. It is derived from the Latin word 'folium' which means 'leaf'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the prefix "mal" mean?

• Two

• Many

• Bad

• Fun

Answer explanation

The prefix 'mal' means 'bad'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Foliage means

• a pack of pencils

• a package of foil

• A bunch of balloons

• A collection of leaves

Answer explanation

Foliage means a collection of leaves. It is the correct choice because foliage refers specifically to the leaves of plants.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

The cat had malevolent eyes.

In the sentence malevolent means what?

• The cat looked hungry.

• The cat had an evil look in their eyes

• The cat looked sad.

• The cat looked friendly.

Answer explanation

In the given sentence, 'malevolent' means having an evil look. The correct choice is 'The cat had an evil look in their eyes'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

True or False:

When you add the suffix "s" or "es" to the end of a word it makes it plural?

• False

• True

Answer explanation

Adding the suffix 's' or 'es' to a word makes it plural. Therefore, the correct answer is True.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

I floated down the river on the raft.

What verb tense does the "ed" added to the word float make it?

• Past

• Present

• Future

Answer explanation

The verb tense 'ed' added to the word float makes it past tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

True or False:

I was floating down the river.

Floating in this sentence has a verb tense of "future."

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The correct choice is False because the sentence states that the action of floating is happening in the present, not in the future.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

A prefix goes at the beginning of a base/root word.

True or False

• False

• True

Answer explanation

A prefix is a word part that goes at the beginning of a base/root word. In this case, the correct choice is True because a prefix does go at the beginning of a base/root word.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Where does a suffix go?

• The middle of a word.

• The end of a word.

• The middle of a word.

Answer explanation

A suffix is added at the end of a word. In this case, the correct choice is 'The end of a word.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

The root word "tract" means............

• to spy on someone

• to pull, to draw, to be drawn to something

• to take care of something

• to study

Answer explanation

The root word 'tract' means to pull, to draw, to be drawn to something. This choice correctly defines the root word.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B