Prefixes, Roots, And Suffixes Question Preview (ID: 24544)


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You should be able to PREDICT what these questions will be about. Using your knowledge of the prefix PRE and the root word DICT, what is the meaning of PREDICT?
a) To say or tell before
b) To look behind
c) To run before
d) To say or tell after the event

The plumber said that there was a RUPTURE in the pipes. Using your knowledge of the root word RUPT, what does RUPTURE mean in this sentence?
a) to break or burst
b) to explode
c) to write on paper
d) light

Using your knowledge of the prefix IN, the root word AUD, and the suffix IBLE, what does INAUDIBLE mean in the following sentence. The whistle was INAUDIBLE to the woman.
a) to make mad
b) a loud sound
c) not capable of being heard
d) to hear inside

Using your knowledge of the root word SPECT, what does the word SPECTATOR mean in the following sentence. The SPECTATOR was not involved in the accident.
a) a speckled potato
b) a person who looks at something
c) a race car driver
d) glasses

Using your knowledge of the root word JECT and the suffix TION, what does the word OBJECTION mean in the following sentence? The dog made no OBJECTION to being petted.
a) to throw out
b) to see
c) a refusal
d) to understand the meaning of

Using your knowledge of the suffix MENT, what does the word SHIPMENT mean in the following sentence? The boat's SHIPMENT was being sent to Texas.
a) paperwork
b) the crew
c) stuff being shipped
d) port

Using your knowledge of the root word PHOTO, what does PHOTOSENSITIVE mean in the following sentence? The plants leaves are PHOTOSENSITIVE.
a) the leaves make food for the plant
b) the leaves are dying
c) the plant grows in the dark
d) the leaves react to light

Using your knowledge of the suffix ISH, what does SHEEPISH mean in the following sentence? The small dog acted SHEEPISH when the larger dog approached, hiding its head under its paws.
a) had white fur like a sheep
b) shy like a sheep
c) barked at the dog
d) stood like a sheep

Using your knowledge of the root word GRAPH and your context clues, what does the word PHONOGRAPH mean in the following sentence? The man played the old recording of the song on the PHONOGRAPH.
a) a device that writes and plays sounds that are written on something
b) a typewriter
c) an instrument a person plays
d) an old refrigerator

Using your knowledge of the root word PORT and context clues, what does the word TELEPORT mean in the following sentence? The video game allowed me to TELEPORT to a new location.
a) fly quickly
b) disappear under the ground
c) to carry quickly from a long distance
d) to return to the main menu

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