Words With the Same Base

What is the base word of nonsense?

• non

• sense

• se

• nons

What is the base word of uncertain?

• certain

• un

• tain

• cert

What is the base word of misplace?

• ce

• place

• mis

• ace

The ___________, or base, is the word you can add a prefix or a suffix onto.

• prefix

• suffix

• root

• stem

Which words use mis- in the same way it is used in the word mistreat? Choose all the correct answers.

• misbehave

• misspell

• missing

• mister

• misprint

What is the root word of dishonest?

• dis

• est

• honest

• dish

Which words use "dis" in the same way it is used in the word disagree? Choose all the correct answers.

• dish

• disable

• disaster

• disrespect

What is the base word in the word displease?

• please

• dis

• ease

• se

What is the base word in the word disown?

• dis

• sown

• ow

• own

What is the base word of __unhappy__?

• A) happy

• B) un

• C) hap

• D) py