AnswersEPS English 4 AIntroduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature: Beowulf

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

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beginningendmiddlebeginning or end

A
beginning
B
end
C
middle
D
beginning or end
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Which sentence uses aloud correctly?

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A
Krista is not aloud to eat food with artificial coloring.
B
You are aloud only one late assignment this term.
C
My parents aloud me to drive their new car this week.
D
Jorge’s cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.
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chron = "time"

c
chronograph
c
chronometer
g
geographic
g
geometric
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ac- = "to"cept = "take or receive"ex- = "leave out"

A
I will except no money because this is a gift.
B
Everyone went home accept Celia.
C
It is hard for Jason to except such high praise.
D
I am very happy to accept the summer job.
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If tele means "far away" and gram means "something that is written," which is the best definition of the word telegram?

A
a scientific analysis of handwriting
B
a communication that is false
C
a message sent over a long distance
D
a sound that is far away
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Which sentence uses principal correctly?

Question illustration
A
We learned the valuable principal of honesty from Dad.
B
Our school principal is respected in the community.
C
Madame Sofie taught her dancers the principals of ballet.
D
Responsibility is one of life’s fundamental principals.
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Which sentence uses aloud correctly?

Question illustration
A
Krista is not aloud to eat food with artificial coloring.
B
You are aloud only one late assignment this term.
C
My parents aloud me to drive their new car this week.
D
Jorge’s cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.
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-al = "pertaining to"inter- = "between, among"judge = "decide"ment = "mind"nation = "country"

A
nationel
B
jugement
C
mentil
D
international
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Which pair of words shares the same suffix?

A
enjoyable, teachable
B
disappoint, disrepair
C
mistake, misery
D
angrily, angered
14

Which sentence uses principal correctly?

Question illustration
A
We learned the valuable principal of honesty from Dad.
B
Our school principal is respected in the community.
C
Madame Sofie taught her dancers the principals of ballet.
D
Responsibility is one of life’s fundamental principals.
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ac- = "to"cept = "take or receive"ex- = "leave out"

A
I will except no money because this is a gift.
B
Everyone went home accept Celia.
C
It is hard for Jason to except such high praise.
D
I am very happy to accept the summer job.
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Pseudo is a word root that means "false."Which is the best definition of the word pseudonym in the sentence below?Many famous writers use pseudonyms to protect their true identities.

A
fictional names
B
family names
C
scientific names
D
symbolic names

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