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True or False: A base word is a complete English word that can stand all by itself.
True
True or False: A root word comes from languages like Greek or Latin and usually cannot stand alone as a word.
True
What is the base word in unhappiness?
Happy
The root aud means to hear. Which word comes from this root: audience or autumn?
audience
Is play in the word playful a base word or a root word?
Base word
The root bio means life. What does the word biology study?
life (or living things)
What is the base word in rebuilding?
build
The root vis or vid means to see. Which word uses this root: television or telephone?
television
Is struct in construction a base word or a root word?
root word
What is the base word in prepayment?
pay
The root geo means Earth. What is the study of the Earth called: geology or geometry?
geology
Is friend in unfriendly a base word or a root word?
base word
The root phon means sound. Which tool uses this root to transmit sound: microscope or microphone?
microphone
What is the base word in disagreeable?
agree
Is tract in attract and tractor a base word or a root word?
root word
