Dire iscou use Mark August 16: English Identifying roots of high frequency words (nouns, verbs, adjectives). Example: Directions: Encircle the words with a root word in each sentence. 1. My mother gave me beautiful gifts. 2. The salesman is selling nice jewelry items. 3. Martha is unhappy that she cannot buy the best gift for her mother's birthday. 4. She thanked her father for helping her. 5. Her father showed her the best gift shop in town.
Answer (1)
1. My mother gave me (beautiful) gifts.→ The root word of beautiful is beauty. 2. The salesman is (selling) nice jewelry items.→ The root word of selling is sell.3. Martha is (unhappy) that she cannot buy the best gift for her mother's birthday.→ The root word of unhappy is happy.4. She (thanked) her father for (helping) her.→ The root word of thanked is thank. → The root word of helping is help.5. Her father (showed) her the best gift shop in town.→ The root word of showed is show.When we say root word, it's the main part of a word that has the basic meaning. It's the word without any prefixes or suffixes added.
