10 Questions
What does the word 'extricate' mean in the given text?
To take out
What part of speech is the word 'briskly' in the sentence 'We walked briskly'?
Adverb
What does the prefix 'micro-' mean?
Insignificant or small
In words like 'polygon' and 'polynomial,' what does the root '-poly' mean?
Many or multiple
Which prefix means 'across, over, beyond or through'?
Trans
What does the prefix 're-' in the word 'rebellion' mean?
Again
Which word contains the root 'phon' meaning 'sound' or 'voice'?
Telephone
What does the root word 'belli' mean based on the given information?
War
Which of the following is NOT a meaning of the root word 'mater'?
Quiet
What does the prefix 'ante-' mean based on the given information?
Before
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
Test your knowledge on prefixes, suffixes, and root words with this quiz. Identify the meaning of common prefixes, suffixes, and root words found in the English language.
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