Word Analysis A
What does the underlined suffix -ology mean?
a. very big
b. science of
c. in writing
d. close together
b. science of
What does the word traverse mean?
a. build roads through
b. move across
c. find water in
d. see beyond
a. build roads through
Proper hydration means that a person is getting the right amount of
a. exercise
b. sleep
c. water
d. food
c. water
What suffix means shout?
a. trans
b. claim
c. gency
d. break
b. claim
A ______ amount of work was needed to finish the project.
a. descriptive
b. preventable
c. considerable
d. lumbering
c. considerable
a. moisture
b. dampness
c. camera
d. soaking
c. camera
Which word best fits in the sentence?
The village was located in the _____ of a great forest.
a. midst
b. ration
c. pledge
d. odor
a. midst
If you visit and optician, you are most likely having problems with your
a. ears
b. hands
c. nose
d. eyes
d. eyes
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
If you are not sure about something, you have
a. regulators
b. likelihoods
c. participates
d. suspicions
a. regulators
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 described as
a. conceptual
b. reusable
c. arbitrary
d. decisive
What does the prefix aqua mean?
a. grow
b. harvest
c. fertile
d. water
d. water
Which answer would fit best in the blank?
never rarely ______ always
a. healthier
b. lovely
c. sometimes
d. explained
c. sometimes
A business is sometimes described as an
a. indignant
b. enterprise
c. allegiance
d. overload
b. enterprise
What does the underlined part of cosmopolitan mean?
a. wide
b. high
c. star
d. city
d. city
A group of people working together to make a decision is a
a. discovery
b. speechless
c. committee
d. patchwork
c. committee
Which word contains a suffix meaning place?
a. lifestyle
b. grocery
c. nonstick
d. plumber
b. grocery
Which word means the opposite of genuine?
a. fame
b. fake
c. tall
d. loud
b. fake
What does a propulsion system do?
a. moves something forward
b. prevents damage to something
c. keeps the temperature down
d. stops when there is danger
a. moves something forward
Which word contains the suffix meaning quality of?
a. historian
b. inward
c. puffery
d. lengthen
c. puffery
The artist _______ the statue before starting her work.
a. envisioned
b. subdivided
c. victimized
d. deteriorated
a. envisioned
Which word best describes the place where ships come in?
a. harbor
b. inlet
c. cove
d. bay
a. harbor
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
What does the word hampered mean?
a. made easier
b. brought people together
c. interfered with
d. changed location
c. interfered with