Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words Quiz

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What does the word 'extricate' mean in the given text?

  • To combine or merge
  • To distinguish or see the difference
  • To stop completely
  • To take out (correct)

What part of speech is the word 'briskly' in the sentence 'We walked briskly'?

  • Adjective
  • Noun
  • Verb
  • Adverb (correct)

What does the prefix 'micro-' mean?

  • Medium-sized
  • Invisible
  • Great or large
  • Insignificant or small (correct)

In words like 'polygon' and 'polynomial,' what does the root '-poly' mean?

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Which prefix means 'across, over, beyond or through'?

<p>Trans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 're-' in the word 'rebellion' mean?

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Which word contains the root 'phon' meaning 'sound' or 'voice'?

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What does the root word 'belli' mean based on the given information?

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Which of the following is NOT a meaning of the root word 'mater'?

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What does the prefix 'ante-' mean based on the given information?

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Study Notes

Vocabulary

  • Predicted: Guessed before it happened
  • Subterranean: Underground
  • Extricate: To take out
  • Briskly: Adverb
  • Micro: Means small or tiny (not great or large)
  • Poly: Means many (not few)
  • Trans: Means "across, over, beyond or through"
  • Intra-/Intro-: Means "within, in, into"
  • Vac: Means "to empty"

Prefixes and Suffixes

  • Un: Means AGAIN
  • Bio: Means Life
  • Ante: Means Before
  • Phon: Means SOUND or VOICE
  • Mater: Means "mother"
  • Qui: Means quiet (not peaceful)
  • Bell: Means War
  • Photo: Means Light

Word Meanings

  • Geosystems: Systems on earth
  • Optometrist: Eye care professional
  • Novel: A new idea
  • Quiescent: Very still and restful

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