While root words cannot always be used as standalone words in English, base words can be used on their own or combined with other words or letters to create complex words. For example, “code” is a base word that can be used independently or to create other words like “barcode,”“...
While a base word can function as a standalone word or be used to form more complex words, a root word may not always be able to stand alone. Some root words are independent words, but many of them need a prefix, a suffix, or another root word to form a word that makes sense in...
A list of 4 letter words, including all valid four letter words for Scrabble. Like our 2 Letter Words, and 3 Letter Words lists, the 4 letter words are all taken from a large open-source dictionary for Scrabble and are valid in US play. Looking for some extra help with a popular word...
alternator, alternators, alters, althorn, althorns, altimeter, altimeters, altogether, altruism, altruisms, altruist, altruistic, altruistically, altruists, alular, alumroot, alumroots, alveolar, alveolars, amaranth, amaranths, amarelle, amarelles, amarna. amaryllis, amaryllises, amasser, amassers...
A /blaindė/ n. 眼罩 40 Q lettuce A /’letis/n. 莴苣lettuce root 莴笋 41 Q sabbatical A /sė’bætikl/ n. 公休a. 安息日的,休息的 42 Q sojourn A /’so,jėn/ n. v. 旅居,逗留 43 Q broccoli cauliflower A /’brėkėli/n. 西兰花,绿菜花/’køli,...
Girand a type of round dance Hectored harassed or bullied someone with aggressive words or actions Interbred bred or crossed between two different species or varieties Jellied set or congealed into a jelly-like substance Kneaded worked and pressed with the hands, as in making dough Lollygagged ...
This is the third and final quiz on suffixes. So far, you've had a chance to practise using suffixes to make grammatical sense in sentences as well as recognising which suffixes work with which root words. This quiz gives you the opportunity to practise spelling the suffixes -ible and -abl...
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Here are some examples of words with suffixes: Wonderment Nationality Prettiness Domination Going None of these words is unusual, but you might never have thought of them as having prefixes or suffixes. Spelling words with suffixes can sometimes be a challenge because the root word will sometimes...
There are very few things this New Yorker loves as much as Sunday brunch. You can sleep until noon and still get eggs anywhere in the city, alcohol is often included with the meal, and Sunday is the one day a week you get the single woman's sports pages: the New York Times wedding...