NAME: ______________________________________

FIND THE BASE WORD 3

Learning goal: to see how words get put together by learning about BASE
WORDS, SUFFIXES & PREFIXES.
Refer to the wall chart of prefixes and suffixes if need be – or look at sheet
1.

TASK: Strip away the prefixes and suffixes to find the base word:

BASE WORD
illogically
illegally
illegitimate
accusative
adaptive
additive
adoptive
anticompetitive
awfulness
cheerfulness
deceitfulness
delightfulness
dreadfulness
government
development
employment
agreement
settlement
involvement
advantageous
beauteous
carnivorous
ageism
alcoholism
antirealism
antiterrorism
counterterrorism
counterclockwise
counterintuitive
biannual
bimonthly
bioactive
biochemical
biocycle
biodegradable