Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials

Question 1

Which word shares a word root with remember?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

memory

Question 2

beginningendmiddlebeginning or end

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beginning

Question 3

Which sentence uses aloud correctly?

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Jorge’s cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.

Question 4

chron = "time"

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chronograph

Question 5

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

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I am very happy to accept the summer job.

Question 6

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

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a message sent over a long distance

Question 7

biblio = "book"circum- = "around"crypto = "hidden"graph = "written"hemi- = "half"scribe = "write"sphere = "ball"

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cercumscribe

Question 8

The principal objective of our booster club is to raise money for new marching band uniforms.Which definition best helps readers find the correct meaning of principal in this sentence?

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first, highest in rank or importance

Question 9

Which is the word root in democratically?

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demo

Question 10

Which sentence uses principal correctly?

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Our school principal is respected in the community.

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