Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, And Reference Materials

Which word contains a suffix? ~reverse ~prewrite ~happiness ~disbelief

-al = "pertaining to" inter- = "between, among" judge = "decide" ment = "mind" nation = "country" Which word is spelled *correctly*? ~nationel ~jugement ~mentil ~international

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.

biblio = "book" circum- = "around" crypto = "hidden" graph = "written" hemi- = "half" scribe = "write" sphere = "ball" Which word is spelled *incorrectly*? ~cryptograph ~hemisphere ~bibliography ~cercumscribe

What is an affix? ~a word that sounds the same as another word ~the beginning of a word ~a word part added to the beginning or end of a word ~the base part of a word

What does a typical dictionary entry include? Check all that apply. ~the number of syllables in the word ~the pronunciation of the word ~the parts of speech ~the etymology of the word ~the foreign translations ~the definitions

If *omni* means "all" and *potent* means "power," what is the best definition of *omnipotent*? ~limited ~mighty ~average ~tired

Which sentence uses *principal* correctly? ~We learned the valuable *principal* of honesty from Dad. ~Our school *principal* is respected in the community. ~Madame Sofie taught her dancers the *principal*s of ballet. ~Responsibility is one of life's fundamental *principals*.

Which is the word root in democratically? de- demo -tical -ly

Which pair of words shares the same suffix? ~enjoyable, teachable ~disappoint, disrepair ~mistake, misery ~angrily, angered