Jeopardy
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Prefixes
What is a prefix?
$100 Answer from Prefixes
•A word part added to the beginning
of a word to make a new word.
$200 Question from Prefixes
What does the prefix “bi” mean in
the word bicycle?
$200 Answer from Prefixes
•two
$300 Question from Prefixes
True or False
Prefixes change the form and meaning
of a word?
$300 Answer from Prefixes
•False
$400 Question from Prefixes
What prefix can you add to the word
write to change the meaning to write
again?
$400 Answer from Prefixes
•“re”
$500 Question from Prefixes
What two prefixes mean before?
$500 Answer from Prefixes
•“pre” and “pro”
$100 Question from Root Words
What is a root word?
$100 Answer from Root Words
•A root word is the core meaning of
a word
•A root word is what is left when the
prefixes and suffixes have been
removed.
$200 Question from Root Words
Where are root words located
in words?
$200 Answer from Root Words
•Root words can be found at the
front , in the middle, and at the
end of words.
$300 Question from Root Words
Which of the following shows a root
with a affix?
Bicycle
Hippopotamus
$300 Answer from Root Words
•Bicycle
$400 Question from Root Words
What is another word for root word?
$400 Answer from Root Words
•Base Word
$500 Question from Root Words
What root word can you add to the
suffix “ing” to mean play in the
present tense?
$500 Answer from Root Words
•Play + ing
Playing
$100 Question from Suffixes
What is a suffix?
$100 Answer from Suffixes
•A word part that can be added to
the end of a word to make a new
word.
$200 Question from Suffixes
When you add the suffix “ing” to the
word move what is the new word?
$200 Answer from Suffixes
•Moving
$300 Question from Suffixes
How can the suffix “ed” change the
spelling in the word carry?
$300 Answer from Suffixes
•The “y” in carry changes to an “i”
before you add the suffix “ed”.
$400 Question from Suffixes
The nurse treated the man kindly.
Identify the suffix and its meaning in
the word kindly.
$400 Answer from Suffixes
•“ly” – in a certain way
$500 Question from Suffixes
What are two meanings of the
suffix “er”?
$500 Answer from Suffixes
• More
•Someone who
$100 Question from Word Play
Identify the prefix and suffix in
the word uncomfortable. What does
that word mean?
$100 Answer from Word Play
•Prefix – un
•Suffix – able
• Meaning- not comfortable
$200 Question from Word Play
What word is defined as someone
who plays?
$200 Answer from Word Play
•player
$300 Question from Word Play
What affect does adding the prefix
“un” have on a word?
$300 Answer from Word Play
•It changes the meaning to the
opposite.
$400 Question from Word Play
What are the morphemes in the
word reinstatement?
$400 Answer from Word Play
Prefix
Root Word
Suffix
re
state
ment
$500 Question from Word Play
Analyze this word and give the
meaning.
Prefix
Root
Suffix
Word
in + tang + ible = intangible
$500 Answer from Word Play
•tang – touch
•in – not
•ible – able to
*Not able to touch
$100 Question from
Miscellaneous
What is another word for prefixes
and suffixes?
$100 Answer from Miscellaneous
•Affixes
$200 Question from
Miscellaneous
What is word structure?
$200 Answer from Miscellaneous
•Breaking down a word to understand
its meaning.
$300 Question from
Miscellaneous
Why is word structure important
when learning vocabulary?
$300 Answer from Miscellaneous
•Word structure helps to break down
unknown words into smaller pieces.
$400 Question from
Miscellaneous
What does the prefix “in” do to the
word correct?
$400 Answer from Miscellaneous
•Changes the meaning to not correct.
$500 Question from
Miscellaneous
What do the word morphemes refer
to?
$500 Answer from Miscellaneous
•Prefixes, suffixes, and root words
Final Jeopardy
Name a concept you can use to find the
meaning of unknown word?
Final Jeopardy Answer
•Word Structures