Grammar Test - lit 4

adverb, noun, verb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, pronoun, interjection, (part of speech) roots, prefix, suffix , antonyms, synonyms, homophones, and homonyms

Noun

person, place, thing, or idea

pronoun

a word that takes the place of a noun

verb

an action word

adjective

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

adverb

a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

preposition

a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word in the sentence

conjunction

a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

interjection

a word or phrase that expresses strong emotional or sudden feeling

synonym

a word that means the same thing as another

antonym

a word that means the opposite of another word

homophone

a word that sounds the same but means something different

homonyms

words that are spelled/sound the same but have different meanings

root

the basic part of a word that carries meaning

prefix

a group of letters added to the beginning of a root to change the meaning

suffix

a group of letters added to the end of a word changing the meaning of tense of a word

multiple roots

a word can have multiple roots in the beginning middle or end

multiple definitions of a word

some roots can have more than one meaning

example of noun

teacher

example of a pronoun

she

example of a verb

running

example of adjective

happy

example of adverb

tomorrow

example of preposition

under

example of conjunction

because

example of interjection

Oh No!

example of a synonym

fast & quick

example of an antonym

fast & slow

example of a homophone

their & there

example of a homonym

the feather was light and the light was green

example of root

bio - life

example of a prefix

dis - dislike

example of suffix

ed - graphed

example of a multiple rooted word

biography

example of a multiple meaning root

de- to undo to remove or away from (deescalate)

the root bio

life

the root graph

write or record

the root phobia

fear

the root vac

empty

why do some roots have more than one meaning

this is because roots can adapt or change based on the context of the sentence