Lesson 6: Common Base Words

Question 1

Read this word: running. What is the base word?

Answer 1

run

Question 2

Read this word: helpful. What is the base word?

Answer 2

help

Question 3

Read this word: singing. What is the base word?

Answer 3

sing

Question 4

Read this word: playful. What is the base word?

Answer 4

play

Question 5

Read this word: quickest. What is the base word?

Answer 5

quick

Question 6

Read this word: teacher. What is the base word?

Answer 6

teach

Question 7

Read this word: joyful. What is the base word?

Answer 7

joy

Question 8

Read this word: painful. What is the base word?

Answer 8

pain

Question 9

Read this word: endless. What is the base word?

Answer 9

end

Question 10

Read this word: hopeful. What is the base word?

Answer 10

hope

Question 11

Read this word: movement. What is the base word?

Answer 11

move

Question 12

Read this word: payment. What is the base word?

Answer 12

pay

Question 13

Read this word: fearless. What is the base word?

Answer 13

fear

Question 14

Read this word: darkness. What is the base word?

Answer 14

dark

Question 15

Read this word: careless. What is the base word?

Answer 15

care

Question 16

Read this word: reading. What is the base word?

Answer 16

read

Question 17

Read this word: watching. What is the base word?

Answer 17

watch

Question 18

Read this word: jumping. What is the base word?

Answer 18

jump

Question 19

Read this word: driving. What is the base word?

Answer 19

drive

Question 20

Read this word: smiling. What is the base word?

Answer 20

smile

Question 21

Read this word: changing. What is the base word?

Answer 21

change

Question 22

Read this word: knowing. What is the base word?

Answer 22

know

Question 23

Read this word: speaking. What is the base word?

Answer 23

speak

Question 24

Read this word: building. What is the base word?

Answer 24

build

Question 25

Read this word: acting. What is the base word?

Answer 25

act

Question 26

Which word contains the base word ‘read’: readable or red?

Answer 26

Readable

Question 27

Which word contains the base word ‘move’: remove or movement?

Answer 27

Movement

Question 28

Find the base word in ‘darkness’.

Answer 28

Dark

Question 29

What happens to ‘hope’ when you add -ful?

Answer 29

It becomes ‘hopeful’.

Question 30

Which word contains the base word ‘build’: building or bulldozer?

Answer 30

Building

Question 31

Find the base word in ‘joyful’.

Answer 31

Joy

Question 32

What is the base word in ‘speaking’?

Answer 32

Speak

Question 33

Which suffix is added to ‘care’ to form ‘careless’?

Answer 33

-less

Question 34

What is the base word in ‘payment’?

Answer 34

Pay

Question 35

Find the base word in ‘singing’.

Answer 35

Sing

Question 36

Which word contains the base word ‘watch’: watching or waiter?

Answer 36

Watching

Question 37

What is the base word in ‘acting’?

Answer 37

Act

Question 38

Which word contains the base word ‘know’: knowledge or knowing?

Answer 38

Both! Knowing & Knowledge

Question 39

Find the base word in ‘jumping’.

Answer 39

Jump

Question 40

What is the base word in ‘teacher’?

Answer 40

Teach

Question 41

Which word contains the base word ‘quick’: quickest or quicker?

Answer 41

Quickest

Question 42

Find the base word in ‘driving’.

Answer 42

Drive

Question 43

Which word contains the base word ‘care’: careless or carrot?

Answer 43

Careless

Question 44

What is the base word in ‘fearless’?

Answer 44

Fear

Question 45

Find the base word in ‘endless’.

Answer 45

End

Question 46

Which suffix is added to ‘dark’ to form ‘darkness’?

Answer 46

-ness

Question 47

Which word contains the base word ‘play’: playful or player?

Answer 47

Playful

Question 48

Find the base word in ‘smiling’.

Answer 48

Smile

Question 49

Which word contains the base word ‘pain’: painful or painter?

Answer 49

Painful

Question 50

What happens to ‘change’ when you add -ing?

Answer 50

It becomes ‘changing’.