WorksheetsBase Words Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
A base word is a word that can have a prefix or a suffix added to it. When a prefix or suffix is added to a base word, the word's meaning changes and a new word is formed. A prefix is added to the beginning of a base word. A suffix is added the end of a base word.
What is the base word for disturbingly?
dis
disturb
turb
turbingly
In paragraph 13, the word relented means --
What base word would you look up in the dictionary for help?
relented
re
lented
relent
In paragraph 8, the word resistant means --
What base word would you look up in the dictionary for help?
resist
re
sist
stant
In paragraph 2, the word treacherous means –
What base word would you look up in the dictionary for help?
treach
treacher
erous
reach
What is the meaning of wistfully in paragraph 12?
What base word would you look up in the dictionary for help?
wistfull
wist
fully
wistfully
She felt so elated that she worried she’d spill the news about Marcos’s visit, but she managed to contain her secret throughout the entire meal and went to bed restless with excitement
What base word would you look up in the dictionary for help?
late
elate
elated
lated
She sat there rapt, leaning on her elbows on the table, listening intently to us.
What base word would you look up in the dictionary for help?
in
tent
intent
intently
She sat there rapt, leaning on her elbows on the table, listening intently to us.
What is a synonym for the base word?
(a)
Two children answered the teacher's question simultaneously.
What is the base word?
(a)
Based on the meaning of the base word in simultaneously, which of the following would be a synonym?
divergent
seperate
following
together
