Improving Vocabulary with Word Parts and Context Clues

Question 1

How would a student justify inferring that "indigenous” means "originating in a particular region”?

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The word root “gen” means “birth,” and the suffix “-ous” means “having the quality of something.”

Question 2

What part of the word "geology” is the word root?

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geo

Question 3

prefixpronunciationsuffixword root

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suffix

Question 4

Based on the word root, which word means "a statement or idea of an opposing or contrary position”?

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contradiction

Question 5

The best way to locate a suffix is to look for a word part that

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is added to the end of the word root.

Question 6

Which sentence uses an antonym clue to help the reader determine the meaning of the underlined word?

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The former king was adored by the people for his reasonable decisions, but the new king was disliked for his arbitrary decisions.

Question 7

To find a word’s meaning, the reader can study the surrounding words, which are called the

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context clues.

Question 8

Yasmin saw this word in her vocabulary list.monocracy

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the word root

Question 9

Based on its prefix, which is the correct definition of "impersonal”?

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not personal

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