Know Roots and Inflections - 1st Grade Writing
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Identify the inflectional ending in the word "looked."
Identify the inflectional ending in the word "looked."
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-ed. The ending added after the root "look."
-ed. The ending added after the root "look."
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Which inflectional ending is added to a verb to show past time, as in "looked"?
Which inflectional ending is added to a verb to show past time, as in "looked"?
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-ed. Shows the action already happened.
-ed. Shows the action already happened.
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Identify the inflectional ending in the word "looks."
Identify the inflectional ending in the word "looks."
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-s. The ending added after the root "look."
-s. The ending added after the root "look."
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Identify the inflectional ending in the word "looking."
Identify the inflectional ending in the word "looking."
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-ing. The ending added after the root "look."
-ing. The ending added after the root "look."
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What is a root word in a word such as "looked" or "looking"?
What is a root word in a word such as "looked" or "looking"?
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The base word with the main meaning, before endings are added. It carries the core meaning before any grammatical changes.
The base word with the main meaning, before endings are added. It carries the core meaning before any grammatical changes.
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What are inflectional endings in words such as "looks," "looked," and "looking"?
What are inflectional endings in words such as "looks," "looked," and "looking"?
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Endings that change tense or number without changing the root meaning. They modify grammar (time/quantity) but keep the word's basic meaning.
Endings that change tense or number without changing the root meaning. They modify grammar (time/quantity) but keep the word's basic meaning.
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Identify the root word in the word "looks."
Identify the root word in the word "looks."
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look. Remove the -s ending to find the base form.
look. Remove the -s ending to find the base form.
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Choose the inflectional form of "look" that matches: "Yesterday, I ____ at the bird."
Choose the inflectional form of "look" that matches: "Yesterday, I ____ at the bird."
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looked. "Yesterday" signals past tense, requiring -ed.
looked. "Yesterday" signals past tense, requiring -ed.
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Identify the root word in the word "played."
Identify the root word in the word "played."
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play. Remove the -ed ending to find the base form.
play. Remove the -ed ending to find the base form.
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Identify the root word in the word "playing."
Identify the root word in the word "playing."
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play. Remove the -ing ending to find the base form.
play. Remove the -ing ending to find the base form.
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Identify the root word in the word "walks."
Identify the root word in the word "walks."
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walk. Remove the -s ending to find the base form.
walk. Remove the -s ending to find the base form.
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Identify the root word in the word "walked."
Identify the root word in the word "walked."
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walk. Remove the -ed ending to find the base form.
walk. Remove the -ed ending to find the base form.
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Identify the root word in the word "walking."
Identify the root word in the word "walking."
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walk. Remove the -ing ending to find the base form.
walk. Remove the -ing ending to find the base form.
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Which word is the root word shared by "jump," "jumps," "jumped," and "jumping"?
Which word is the root word shared by "jump," "jumps," "jumped," and "jumping"?
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jump. All forms share this base word with different endings.
jump. All forms share this base word with different endings.
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Identify the root word in the word "looked."
Identify the root word in the word "looked."
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look. Remove the -ed ending to find the base form.
look. Remove the -ed ending to find the base form.
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