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Weighty Word F-K
Felicity - Kleptomaniac and extension activities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the resolution/pun for felicity? | Woody Block wanted to fill a city to make everyone happy. |
| What is the resolution/pun for geriatric? | Dr. Gerry's hat tricks entertained his elderly patients. |
| What is the resolution/pun for ingratiate? | Henrietta pleased Horatio when in gray she ate |
| What is the resolution/pun for kleptomaniac? | Chutzpah wanted to clip the mane of a yak. |
| What is the resolution/pun for juxtapose? | Mr. Fox wanted just a pose from the panda siblings. |
| Felicity means ____________________. | to be filled with extreme happiness. |
| Geriatrics means __________________. | the medical study of the elderly. |
| Ingratiate means _________________________. | to try very hard to please someone. |
| Kleptomaniac means __________________________. | a person with an uncontrollable urge to steal that which he/she can afford to buy. |
| Justxapose means ___________________________. | to place two things side by side, especially for comparison. |
| What part of speech is "felcity"? | noun |
| What part of speech is "geriatric"? | noun |
| What part of speech is "ingratiate"? | verb |
| What part of speech is "kleptomaniac"? | noun |
| What part of speech is "juxtapose"? | verb |
| The root "Mania" means _____________________. | excessive or unreasonable (mental or physical state) |
| The suffix "ity" added to the end of a word means___________________. | the state of, the character of |
| The suffix "ate" added to the end of a word means ___________________. | to cause or make (rmember:changes a noun to a verb) |
| The suffix "ic" added to the end of a word means______________________. | nature of, like |
| A synonym for felicity is _________________ . | bliss; joy |
| An antonym fo felicity is _______________. | depression; grief |
| A synonym for ingratiate is _________________. | please; charm |
| A synonym for kleptomaniac is _______________. | thief |
| A synonym for juxtapose is ___________________. | pair |
| An antonym for ingratiate is ______________. | repel; disgust |
| An antonym for kleptomaniac is ________________. | donor |
| An antonym for juxtapose is ______________. | divide; separate |