Base Words and Contextual Understanding

Sam and Spike introduce their grammar video series, focusing on base words and suffixes. They explain how to identify base words by removing suffixes and provide examples and interactive practice. The video concludes with a reflection on the importance of understanding base words.

What is the main focus of Sam and Spike's video series?

• Mathematics

• History

• Grammar

• Science

What is a base word?

• A word with no meaning

• A word that always has a prefix

• A word that cannot stand alone

• A word or part of a word with the most meaning

What did Sam and Spike do for Miss Brown?

• Cooked dinner

• Babysat her daughter

• Cleaned her house

• Walked her dog

What is the base word in 'helping'?

• Help

• Helps

• Helpe

• Helping

What are suffixes?

• Letters added to the beginning of a word

• Words that cannot stand alone

• Words that have no meaning

• Letters added to the end of a word

What is the base word in 'watched'?

• Watched

• Watchin

• Watch

• Wat

What is the base word in 'mixing'?

• Mix

• Mixe

• Mixes

• Mixing

What did Mia do that made a mess?

• Jumped on the bed

• Mixed the batter

• Painted the walls

• Played with toys

What is the base word in 'mixes'?

• Mixes

• Mix

• Mixe

• Mixing

What is the base word in 'playing'?

• Playing

• Pla

• Play

• Plays