Module 1- Word-Building Strategy

Question 1

What is the root of import, export, transport, and support?

Answer 1

Port

Question 2

The words suffix, prefix, affix, and fixation have fix as their ___

Answer 2

Root

Question 3

Wha is the root in tonsillitis, tonsillectomy, and tonsillar?

Answer 3

Tonsil

Question 4

Using two ore more of the following words, create meaningful compound words: over, hang, under, grand, stand, wear, come, out

Answer 4

Overhang, overcome, understand, grandstand, outcome

Question 5

Is teaspoon a compound word? Why?

Answer 5

Yes- Two words are combined to make a meaningful compound term

Question 6

Here are two compound terms: Microscope, Telecast.
1. What are the word roots?
2. What are the combining forms

Answer 6

1. Micr, Tel
2. Micr/o, Tel/e

Question 7

What is the combining form in each of the following words?
1. Phonograph
2. Gastroenteric
3. Laryngospasm

Answer 7

1. Phon/o
2. Gastr/o
3. Laryng/o

Question 8

The combining form in compound words us made up of a ____ plus a ____

Answer 8

1. A word root
2. Vowel

Question 9

In tel/e/graph and tel/e/phone the root plus a vowel are necessary to make these compound words. What is this special form called?

Answer 9

A combining form

Question 10

Two roots may join together but one of them will be in a special form called the ____

Answer 10

Combining form

Question 10

Compound terms may be composed of which of the following?
1. Two or more whole words
2. A whole word and a word root
3. A word root combining form and a word

Answer 10

All of the above

Question 11

What kind of words are these: Microfilm and telecommunication?
What word parts of these terms made of?

Answer 11

• Combining terms
• A combining form (root+vowel), a whole word

Question 12

Micr/o/scop/ic
Combining form ____
Ending ____
Root ____
Another root word ____

Answer 12

Combining form is micr/o
Ending is -ic
Root is micr-
Another root word is scop-

Question 13

There are two word roots in microscopic. The root micr is in the combining form because it is attached to a word that begins with a consonant. There is no need to add a vowel to the root scop because the ending -ic begins with a ____

Answer 13

Vowel

Question 14

Build a term from the combining form electr/o, the word root stat, and the ending -ic

Answer 14

Electrostatic

Question 15

Hydroelectric:
Electr is the ____
Hydro is the ____
-ic is the ____

Answer 15

Electr is the word root
Hydro is the word
-ic is the ending

Question 16

Endings change the basic meaning of a root or foundation word. Joe’s job was blasting the rocks. Tejo was blasted by the cannon. The meaning of blast is changed by its ____

Answer 16

Ending

Question 17

A suffix is a word unit or syllable added to the end of a word or root that alters its meaning and creates a new word. In the words planter, planted, planting, are these endings also suffixes? Why?

Answer 17

Yes because the endings added to the root changed its meaning

Question 18

You can change the meaning of a word or root by adding a suffix. The suffix “-er” means “one who”. The word “port” means “to carry”. Write the word and explain what it means

Answer 18

Porter- One who carries

Question 19

-Able is a meaningful unit added to the end of a word, creating a new word. So -able is a ____

Answer 19

Suffix

Question 20

A prefix is a meaningful unit joined to the beginning of a word or root that creates a new term. In the words, implant, supplant, and transplant, the prefixes are ____

Answer 20

Im-, sup-, trans-

Question 21

In the word dis/please, dis- is a meaningful unit that comes before the word and changes the meaning of please; dis- is a ____

Answer 21

Prefix

Question 22

Label the units in this word: Unmanageable

Answer 22

Un - Prefix
Manage - Root
Able - Suffix

Question 23

A suffix or a prefix is called a meaningful unit because when it is attached or added to a root or word it changes the ____ of the ____

Answer 23

meaning // word

Question 24

Explain why -itis in tendonitis is called a suffix

Answer 24

-Itis is a word unit added to the end of a word altering its meaning

Question 25

The fundamental base from which meaningful terms grow or are formed

Answer 25

Root

Question 26

A meaningful word or unit placed in front of a root or word

Answer 26

Prefix

Question 27

A syllable or word part joined to the end of a root or word that changes its meanining

Answer 27

Suffix

Question 28

When a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is added to a word root, the word part resulting is called the ____

Answer 28

combining form

Question 29

When two or more word roots combine to form a meaningful word, the word is called a ____

Answer 29

Compound word