Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials
ac- = "to" cept = "take or receive" ex- = "leave out" Which sentence uses the underlined word correctly? I will except no money because this is a gift. Everyone went home accept Celia. It is hard for Jason to except such high praise. I am very happy to accept the summer job.
correct: I am very happy to accept the summer job.
Which sentence uses aloud correctly? Krista is not aloud to eat food with artificial coloring. You are aloud only one late assignment this term. My parents aloud me to drive their new car this week. Jorge's cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.
correct: Jorge's cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.
chron = "time" geo = "earth" graph = "write" meter = "measure" Which word most likely means "a timepiece fitted with a recording device that marks down exact intervals of time"? chronograph chronometer geographic geometric
correct: chronograph
Which is the prefix in disappointedly? dis- appoint -ed -ly
correct: dis-
Pseudo is a word root that means "false." Which is the best definition of the word pseudonym in the sentence below? Many famous writers use pseudonyms to protect their true identities. fictional names family names scientific names symbolic names
correct: fictional names
Which word contains a suffix? reverse prewrite happiness disbelief
correct: happiness
al = "pertaining to" inter- = "between, among" judge = "decide" ment = "mind" nation = "country" Which word is spelled correctly? nationel jugement mentil international
correct: international
Which word shares a word root with remember? revisit reenter medical memory
correct: memory
cent = "one hundred" sens = "feel" Which word is spelled correctly? censational centimental sensational sentennial
correct: sensational
Looking at the gray sky, Beckie wondered ___________ the ___________ would ruin the class trip. Which words complete the sentence correctly? weather, weather whether, whether whether, weather weather, whether
correct: whether, weather