Key #3 (answer key 0363892)
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Name _____________________________
(Answer ID # 0363892)
Word Roots Lesson 5
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
1.
2.
3.
nour_____
gentlewom_____
circumfer_____
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
4. jawbone
twinge
penniless
watercress
5. stroke
general
fearful
barber
6. canteen
seedling
corporal
confidential
7. transaction
warmer
insight
malnutrition
8. glitter
primitive
commander
caramel
9. parenthesis
spinach
valuable
disillusioned
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
bi = two, twice
uni = one
enn = years
corpor = body
bene = good, well in = into
mill = thousand
10. biennial
bi- , _______________ + enn , _______________ + ial
11. uniform
uni- , _______________ + form
12. beneficiary bene- , _______________ + ficiary
13. incorporate in- , _______________ + corpor , _______________ + ate
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Key #3 (answer key 0363892)
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
14.
_______________
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6
zeros
15. _______________ the recipient of funds or other benefits
16. _______________ form a corporation
17.
a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two
seasons from germination to death to complete;
_______________
flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second
season
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
18. trapeze
taking
absorbent
aesthetic
19. spelling
riches
mantel
plentiful
20. stickler
foreman
quadruple
objection
21. torture
masquerade
substitute
vanity
22. midland
handmade
football
predicament
23. deadly
ophthalmology
overboard
courthouse
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
24. epioutside, on
equal
abbreviate
25. benewell, good
cause to, into, in
around, both
26. circumwrong, bad
through
around
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
27.
28.
29.
_____vertible
_____ject
_____miss
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Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
30.
31.
32.
policewom_____
dishon_____
kaleido_____
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
Suffixes
re = back,
spic = to look,
logy = study of,
de = down
again
to see
science
aqua = water
bio = life, living
ology = study
paleo = ancient
organisms
of, science
zo = animal
33. despicable de- , _______________ + spic , _______________ + able
34. remittance re- , _______________ + mittance
35. aquanaut
aqua , _______________ + naut
36. bioecology bio , _______________ + eco + -logy , _______________
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
37. _______________ a payment of money sent to a person in another place
38.
_______________
a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations
and participate in scientific research
39. _______________ the study of ancient and fossil animals
40. _______________ worthy only of being despised and rejected
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
41. one
ob-
uni-
tra-
e-
42. together, with
op-
pro-
a-
sym-
43. wrong, bad
mis-
retro-
amphi-
intro-
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Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
44. championship
aboard
journalism
appearance
45. emperor
orchid
vermin
truthful
46. overdo
pistil
reunion
thunderstorm
47. pertain
thrift
inquiry
learned
48. palisade
discord
vegetarian
disconnect
49. puddle
female
whirlpool
enlighten
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
50.
51.
52.
_____lustrate
_____tract
_____scious
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
inter =
ambi = both
poly = many
in = not
between,
lith = stone,
medi = middle
among
rock
Suffixes
phony = sound,
voice
53. ambivalent ambi , _______________ + valent
54. inadvertent in- , _______________ + advertent
55. polyphony poly , _______________ + -phony , _______________
56. regolith
rego + lith , _______________
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
57.
_______________
characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or
attitudes
58. _______________ music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
59.
_______________
without intention (especially resulting from heedless
action)
60. _______________ a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
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Key # 3
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
1. nourish
2. gentlewoman
3. circumference
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
4. jawbone
twinge
penniless
watercress
5. stroke
general
fearful
barber
6. canteen
seedling
corporal
confidential
7. transaction
warmer
insight
malnutrition
8. glitter
primitive
commander
caramel
9. parenthesis
spinach
valuable
disillusioned
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
bi = two, twice
uni = one
enn = years
corpor = body
bene = good, well in = into
mill = thousand
10. biennial
bi- , two,twice
11. uniform
uni- , one
+ enn , years
+ form
12. beneficiary bene- , good,well
13. incorporate in- , into
+ ial
+ ficiary
+ corpor , body
5
+ ate
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Key # 3
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
14. million
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
15. beneficiary the recipient of funds or other benefits
16. incorporate form a corporation
17.
biennial
a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from
germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually
bloom and fruit in the second season
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
18. trapeze
taking
absorbent
aesthetic
19. spelling
riches
mantel
plentiful
20. stickler
foreman
quadruple
objection
21. torture
masquerade
substitute
vanity
22. midland
handmade
football
predicament
23. deadly
ophthalmology
overboard
courthouse
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
24. epioutside, on
equal
abbreviate
25. benewell, good
cause to, into, in
around, both
26. circumwrong, bad
through
around
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
27. convertible
28. subject
29. dismiss
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Key # 3
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
30. policewoman
31. dishonest
32. kaleidoscope
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Suffixes
Prefixes
Root Words
re = back,
spic = to look,
logy = study of,
de = down
again
to see
science
aqua = water
bio = life, living
ology = study
paleo = ancient
organisms
of, science
zo = animal
33. despicable de- , down
+ spic , to look,to see
34. remittance re- , back,again
35. aquanaut
aqua , water
+ able
+ mittance
+ naut
36. bioecology bio , life,living organisms
+ eco + -logy , study of,science
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
37. remittance a payment of money sent to a person in another place
38.
aquanaut
a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and
participate in scientific research
39. paleozoology the study of ancient and fossil animals
40. despicable worthy only of being despised and rejected
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
41. one
ob-
uni-
tra-
e-
42. together, with
op-
pro-
a-
sym-
43. wrong, bad
mis-
retro-
amphi-
intro-
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Key # 3
Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
44. championship
aboard
journalism
appearance
45. emperor
orchid
vermin
truthful
46. overdo
pistil
reunion
thunderstorm
47. pertain
thrift
inquiry
learned
48. palisade
discord
vegetarian
disconnect
49. puddle
female
whirlpool
enlighten
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
50. illustrate
51. subtract
52. conscious
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
inter =
ambi = both
poly = many
in = not
lith = stone,
between,
medi = middle
rock
among
53. ambivalent ambi , both
54. inadvertent in- , not
voice
+ valent
+ advertent
55. polyphony poly , many
56. regolith
Suffixes
phony = sound,
+ -phony , sound,voice
rego + lith , stone,rock
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
57. ambivalent characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes
58. polyphony music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
59. inadvertent without intention (especially resulting from heedless action)
60. intermediary a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
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