Roots
Match the definition to the correct root: hear
a) aud
b) ortho
c) crit
a) aud
What is the correct definition of the following prefix: ab- abs-
a) against
b) from, away
c) toward
b) from, away
Identify the restrictive clause in the following example: The astronaut who first stepped on the moon was Neil Armstrong.
Answer: The restrictive clause is “who stepped on the moon.”
Author’s Craft is how the author describes ideas, ________ , objects, etc.
a) grammar
b) fluency
c) events
c) events
What is the correct definition of the following suffix: -sion, -tion
a) state of being
b) state or quality of
c) characterized by
a) state of being
Fill in the blank to complete the statement correctly. Students should understand that affixes, Greek and Latin _______ are clues to determine meanings of words.
a) folktales
b) languages
c) roots
c) roots
Which part of the word impossible is the prefix?
a) im
b) poss
c) ible
a) im
Restrictive clauses are usually introduced by a __________ such as who, whom, or whose.
a) proper noun
b) relative pronoun
c) idiom
b) relative pronoun
True or False. To inform, persuade, and entertain are the three main purposes for writing.
True.
What is the correct definition of the following suffix: -ness
a) can be done
b) characterized by
c) state or quality of
c) state or quality of
Which word contains a root that means “separate or choose”?
a) hypocrite
b) chromosomes
c) criminal
a) hypocrite
Match the definition to the correct prefix: ad-
a) to, toward
b) walk
c) multiply
a) to, toward
____________ clauses are just extra information added with commas, brackets, and dashes.
a) Restrictive
b) Nonrestrictive
c) Subordinate
b) Nonrestrictive
Describing a puppy as playful rather than disobedient suggests a tone that is —
a) angry
b) affectionate
c) critical
b) affectionate
True or False. The suffix is a word part with a specific meaning at the end of a word.
True
True or False. Affixes attach one word part to another word while the root is the main part of a word.
True
Match the definition to the correct prefix: contra-
a) from, away
b) straight, correct
c) against
c) against
How should this sentence be best written?
A river which is polluted is not safe for swimming.
a)A river, which is polluted, is not safe for swimming.
b) A river which is polluted, is not safe for swimming.
c) As is
a) A river, which is polluted, is not safe for swimming.
The image of an empty house set in the woods creates a feeling of —
a) power
b) hope
c) loneliness
c) loneliness
Match the definition to the correct suffix: -y
a) characterized by
b) can be done
c) state or quality of
a) characterized by
If the root “ambul” means “walk”, the word circumambulate must mean?
a) run in circles
b) drive
c) walk all the way around
c) walk all the way around
Match the definition to the correct prefix: im-
a) believe
b) before
c) separate
b) before
Identify the nonrestrictive clause in the following example: Spiders, which are a type of insect, are often venomous.
a) are often venomous
b) Spiders
c) which are a type of insect
c) which are a type of insect
Which of the following is not an example of what good readers notice when viewing how the author uses words for a particular purpose.
a) imagery
b) figurative language
c) affixes
c) affixes
In linguistics, a suffix is an ________ which is placed after the stem of a word.
a) affix
b) verb
c) clause
a) affix