Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials

Question 1

dia- = "with"log = "word"pro- = "before"

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Shelly started a dialogue with her coworkers about how to handle the problems the company was facing.

Question 2

If tele means "far away" and gram means "something that is written," which is the best definition of the word telegram?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a message sent over a long distance

Question 3

ac- = "to"cept = "take or receive"ex- = "leave out"

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I am very happy to accept the summer job.

Question 4

If omni means "all" and potent means "power," what is the best definition of omnipotent?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

mighty

Question 5

What is an affix?

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a word part added to the beginning or end of a word

Question 6

Which is the prefix in disappointedly?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

dis-

Question 7

Which sentence uses stationery correctly?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

I received a gift set of personalized stationery.

Question 8

Looking at the gray sky, Beckie wondered ___________ the ___________ would ruin the class trip.Which words complete the sentence correctly?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

whether, weather

Question 9

Which sentence uses aloud correctly?

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Jorge’s cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.

Question 10

Which is the word root in democratically?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

demo

Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials Answers