Base and Root Word Overview

True or False: A root word comes from languages like Greek or Latin and usually cannot stand alone as a word.

What is the base word in prepayment?

What is the base word in rebuilding?

What is the base word in unhappiness?

Is struct in construction a base word or a root word?

The root bio means life. What does the word biology study?

True or False: A base word is a complete English word that can stand all by itself.

Is friend in unfriendly a base word or a root word?

The root geo means Earth. What is the study of the Earth called: geology or geometry?

Is tract in attract and tractor a base word or a root word?

The root phon means sound. Which tool uses this root to transmit sound: microscope or microphone?

The root aud means to hear. Which word comes from this root: audience or autumn?

The root vis or vid means to see. Which word uses this root: television or telephone?

Is play in the word playful a base word or a root word?

What is the base word in disagreeable?