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What is the verb in this sentence?Sal listens to his favorite song: listens. What is the verb in this sentence?The boy ran to the store: ran. Which is the correct sentence: I went to Disney World with my family.. Which words should be capitalized?in september the leaves turn red and orange: In, September. Setting is defined as the _______ and _______ of the story: time and place. Which word is a plural noun: boxes. Complete this sentence.  My pen pal lives in ______: Anderson, Indiana. Which is the plural of brush: brushes. Which is a singular noun: clock. In the word unbelievable, which is the prefix: un. In the word unbelievable, which is the suffix: able. Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today. What is the main idea: Soccer is a worldwide sport.. The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? : The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird. Dolphins are very smart animals.  They even have their own language.   They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts.  Scientists have been studying this dolphin language.  They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. This paragraph mainly tells:: how smart dolphins are . Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood. What is the main idea: Floods can cause a lot of damage.. The state of Michigan is north of Ohio. It is a state that is practically surrounded by water, in fact, you are never more than 6 miles from a body of water. Michigan has two peninsulas, the Upper Peninsula and the Lower Peninsula. The LP is easy to recognize because it looks like a large mitten. Detroit is a large city in Michigan which is sometimes called the Motor City. What do people often call the LP? : A Mitten. Say, for example, a large factory is built on the outskirts of a small town. Traffic to and from that location would increase at the beginning and end of work shifts. The transportation 5 planner’s job, might involve conducting a traffic count to determine the daily number of vehicles traveling on the road to the new factory. Choose the correct grammatical structure for the underlined portion: No change

What root means writing: Graph. What word names the part of a piece of writing that begins with a topic sentence, describes the topic in detail, then ends with a concluding sentence: paragraph. What word names what someone has written when he or she signed his or her own name on something: autograph. What is the root of the word 'graffiti': graph. A telegraph is an outdated system of sending messages over long distances by using wires and electrical signals. Which part of the word telegraph means 'long distances': tele. A person receiving a telegraph can read the message because it is written on paper. Which part of the word telegraph is related to writing: graph. A paragraph is a piece of writing that deals with one subject and is made up of one or more sentences. Which part of the word paragraph relates to writing: graph. Why does graphite contain the root word 'graph': Because the root word 'graph' means writing

What root means writing: Graph. What word names the part of a piece of writing that begins with a topic sentence, describes the topic in detail, then ends with a concluding sentence: paragraph. What word names what someone has written when he or she signed his or her own name on something: autograph. What word names the type of book that was written about a person's life but was written by a different person than the subject of the book: biography. What word names the device that scientists who study earthquakes will look at when they want to know how strong an earthquake was: seismograph. What word names the machine that turns the writing on plastic disks into music you can hear: phonograph. What word names the hobby or study of how light records an image using a camera: photography. If the root auto means self and the root bio means life, what does the word autobiography mean: a person writing about their own life. mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts: cartography. What vocabulary word do the words read and read represent: Homograph

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What does the word unlocked mean: not locked. What does the word repay mean: To pay again. What does the word reheat mean: to heat again. What does the word unsafe mean: Not safe. What is the prefix in the word: unfair: un. What is the prefix in the word: rewrite: re. What does the word rebuild mean: to build again. What does the word untied mean: Not tied. What does the word precook mean: cook before. What does the prefix un mean: not. My brother forgot to __________ the door. : unlock. My uncle wanted to _________ for our food before we got to the drive through: prepay. What does the prefix re mean: again. What is the root word in restock: stock. What is the root word of preview: view

The root word "ject" , as in the word "injection", means what: to throw. The root word "graph", as in the word "autograph", means what: to write or draw. The root words "aud" and "audi", as in the word audio, mean what: to hear. The root words "vis" and "vid", as in the word "video" mean what? : to see. When the prefix "poly" is added to a word, it means what: many. The prefixes "en" and "em" mean what: to cause to be.  "Pro" when added to the beginning of a word means what? : in favor of. When "Anti" is added to the beginning of a word, what does it mean: against. The prefix "sub" can be added to the front of a word to mean what: under. "ology" and "logy" can be added to a word to mean what: the study of

What does the prefix re mean: again. What does redo mean: To do again. What does the prefix dis mean: Not; opposite of. What does disappear mean: To not appear. The root word in disobey is: obey. The root word in unhappy is: happy. The root word in unzipped is: zip. The prefix in unpleasantly is: un. The prefix in disrespectful is: dis. Which words have a prefix "mis" meaning wrongly as in the word misunderstood: misinform. What is the root word in disappearing: appear. Which is the correct way to divided the word unconnected into its prefix, suffix, and root word: . What is a suffix: word part at the end. What is a prefix? : word part at the beginning. Prefixes and suffixes are added to words to change their meaning: True

Define the Root Word "EX": out, from. Define the Root Word "MULTI": many. bio means:: life. chron means:: time. graph means:: write. The root word in jumping is _________: jump. What is the root word in disrespectful: respect. The root word in unstoppable is __________: stop. What does re mean in the words revive and revitalize: again. life: bio. What word names the type of book that was written about a person's life but was written by a different person than the subject of the book: biography. What does this prefix mean? semi: half. What does the suffix "port" mean: to carry. A prefix is found at the ________ of a word: beginning. A _________ is a word that can be made into new words: root word. A suffix can be found at the ________ of a word: end. The word root 'rupt,' found in words such as 'erupt,' 'disrupt,' 'rupture,' etc, means: : Break

A _______ is the part of the word that contains the basic meaning of the whole word and can stand alone: base word. True or False: Sometimes a root word can stand alone without a prefix or suffix: True. What is the base word of unbelievable: believe. True or False: The word relocation has a root word that cannot stand alone: True. What is the base word in unstoppable: stop. A _____ is a word part with a specific meaning at the beginning of a root word: prefix. True or False: Adding a prefix changes the meaning of a word: True. A _____ is a word part with a specific meaning at the end of a word: suffix. True or False: Suffixes change the part of speech of a word: True

In the word "decomposition," what is the root word: Compos. What do many prefixes and suffixes have in common? They are derived from..: Greek and Latin words. What can you infer about the meaning of the word "mythology?" It means... : "the study of myths". In the word "deconstructionist," what is the prefix: de

Define the Root Word "MULTI": many. This root word means study or "the study of": . Rupt: break. multi means:: many. syn: together. rupt: burst or break. port: carry. mort: death. spect: to look. many: multi. scribe: write. acute: sharp. phone: sound

Given this word family, what do you think the root audi means?AudioAudienceAudition: . Given this word family, what do you think the root cred means?CreditCredibleIncredible: believe. Given this word family, what do you think the root man means?ManualManageManeuver: hand. Given this word family, what do you think the root port means?TransportExportPorter: carry. Given this word family, what do you think the root spect mean?Inspect Spectacle Suspect : watch. Given this word family, what do you think the root tele means?TelephoneTelescopeTelepathy: from afar. Given this word family, what do you think the root micro means?MicroscopeMicrophoneMicroscopic: small. Given this word family, what do you think the root mega means?MegaphoneMegalopolisMegabyte: big. Given this word family, what do you think the root auto mean?AutographAutomobileAutobiography: self. Given this word family, what do you think the root aqua means?AquariumAquamarineAquatic: water. Given this word family, what do you think the root therm means?ThermometerThermalThermostat: heat