Wisconsin FORT (Foundations of Reading) Practice Test

When dealing with Structural Analysis, which term is related to adding descriptive endings to words?

1. Chunking

2. Endings

3. Root words

4. Suffixes

The correct answer is: Chunking

This question relates to the study of structural analysis, which focuses on the ways in which words are formed and how their form contributes to their meaning. The term "chunking" is commonly used to describe the process of breaking down and analyzing words by identifying their individual parts, including descriptive endings known as suffixes. While the other options may be components of structural analysis, they are not specifically related to the concept of adding descriptive endings to words. Root words, for example, are the base words that usually carry the core meaning, and endings are the final letters or syllables that create a specific form of the word. Only suffixes refer to the specific aspect described in the question.