Word Analysis
What does the suffix in -ology mean?
a. very big
b. science of
c. in writing
d. close together
b. science of
What does the underlined part of cosmopolitan mean?
a. wide
b. high
c. star
d. city
d. city
Which word contains the suffix meaning a place?
a. lifestyle
b. grocery
c. nonstick
d. plumber
b. grocery
If you visit an optician, you are most likely having problems with your
a. ears
b. hands
c. nose
d. eyes
d. eyes
What does the word traverse mean?
a. build roads through
b. move across
c. find water in
d. see beyond
b build roads through
Which word means someone who is interested in natural things?
a. naturalist
b. naturally
c. unnatural
d. naturalness
a. naturalist
Which word means the opposite of genuine?
a. fake
b. tall
c. noisy
d. loud
a. fake
All of these words describe bodies of water.
Which word best describes the place where ships come in?
a. harbor
b. inlet
c. coved
d. bay
a. harbor
What does aqua mean?
a. grow
b. harvest
c. fertile
d. water
d. water
The village was located in the ________ of a great forest.
a. midst
b. ration
c. pledge
d. odor
a. midst
What does the underlined Greek root gram mean?
a. alone
b. sound
c. cold
d. write
d. write
Which word contains the suffix meaning action or process?
a. diameter
b. anchorage
c. guardrail
d. endurable
b. anchorage
If something is justifiable, it is probably
a. difficult to see
b. able to absorb water
c. good to eat
d. supported by law
d. supported by law
Which word describes your best performance?
a. optimal
b. unhurt
c. delayed
d. convinced
a. optimal
An act or thought that finishes something can be describes as
a. conceptual
b. reusable
c. arbitrary
d. decisive
d. decisive
The parts of a machine that work together are called a
a. mechanist
b. mechanical
c. mechanism
d. mechanically
c. mechanism
What does the word Montanan probably mean?
a. knowing very little about Montana
b. how Montana became one of the states
c. the act of driving to Montana
d. someone from the state of Montana
d. someone from the state of Montana
never rarely _______ always
a. healthier
b. lovely
c. sometimes
d. explained
c. sometimes
Choose the word that is not related to the others.
a. moisture
b. camera
c. dampness
d. soaking
b. camera
A group of people working together to make a decision is a
a. discovery
b. speechless
c. committee
d. patchwork
c. committee
In the word philosophical, which underlined part means wisdom?
a. al
b. philo
c. soph
d. ic
c. soph
Which word contains the suffix meaning quality of?
a. historian
b. inward
c. puffery
d. lengthen
c. puffery
Proper hydration means that a person is getting the right amount of
a. exercise
b. sleep
c. water
d. food
c. water
What Latin root means shout?
a. trans
b. claim
c. break
d. gency
b. claim
The artist ____ the statue before starting her work.
a. envisioned
b. subdivided
c. victimized
d. deteriorated
a. envisioned