Word Problems
Syllabication
Decimal to Percent
Percent to Decimal
Root Words
Affixes
100

At Walmart, 20% of the 90 hats are baseball caps. How many baseball caps are there?

18 Baseball Caps

100

How many syllables does the following word contains:

EXPERIENCE

4

100

What is 54% as a decimal?

Answer: 0.54

100

What is the root (base) word of ADMISSION?

A. Sion

B. mission

C. Ad

MISSION

100

What are the two types of Affixes?

Prefix and Suffix

200

The state transportation commission counted cars traveling east and west across a toll bridge. 30% of the 863 cars counted were traveling east. How many eastbound cars did the commission count?

Answer: 259 eastbound cars. (258.9)

200
Which of the following words only has ONE syllable:


A. Classroom

B. Help

C. Diamond

HELP

200

What is 1000% as a decimal?

Answer: 10.00

200

What is the root (base) word for COMMITIMENT?

A. Ment

B. Commit

C. Mit


COMMIT

200

Which prefix makes a new word with SOCIAL?

A. De-

B. Im-

C. Anti-

D. Mis-

Answer: Anti- (Antisocial)

300

A science class examined some flowers in a local meadow. They saw 164 flowers, of which 50% were Daisies. How many Daisies flowers did the students see?

82 Daisies Flowers

300

How many syllables does the following word contains: 

CONCENTRATE

3

300

What is 345% as a decimal:

Answer: 3.45
300

What is the root (base) word of DESCRIPTION?

A. Descript

B. Tion

C. Script

SCRIPT

300

Which prefix would make a new word with: VENT

A. De-

B. Pre-

C. Re-

Answer: Pre- (Prevent)

400

At Winn's Beading Boutique, 40% of the 110 beads are on clearance are plastic. How many plastic beads are there on clearance. 

Answer: 44 beads are on clearance.

400
Which of the following words have 4 syllables?


A. Determination

B. Important

C. Accomplishment

D. Detention

ACCOMPLISHMENT

400

What is 7.834 as a percent?

Answer: 783.4%

400

What is the root (base) word of IMAGINARY?

A. Imagine

B. Nary

C. Image

IMAGINE

400

What prefix would make a new word with: FICTION

A. Re-

B. Non-

C. Un-

Answer: Non- (Nonfiction)

500

75% of the 250 glasses at Waffle House are dirty. How many dirty glasses are there at Waffle House? (Round to the nearest whole number).

Answer: 188 dirty dishes (187.5)

500

How many syllables does the following word contains: 

DETERMINATION

5

500

Which way should you move the decimal if you are changing it to a percent and how many places?

2 places to the RIGHT

500

What is the root (base) word of EDUCATION?

A. Educate

B. Tino

C. Educ

EDUCATE

500
Which prefix should be added to the root word: OBEY


A. Mis

B. Dis

C. Re

D. Un

DIS- (DISOBEY)

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