Vocabulary Builder 3Directions: Match the word to its definition.. If you wish, underline the suffix in each word to help you remember how they are used.. Then, complete the activity tha
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Directions: Match the word to its definition If you wish, underline the suffix
in each word to help you remember how they are used Write your answers
in the space provided
Vocabulary Builder 3 Answers
1 The correct answer is e.
2 The correct answer is c.
3 The correct answer is h.
4 The correct answer is j.
5 The correct answer is d.
6 The correct answer is i.
7 The correct answer is a.
8 The correct answer is f.
9 The correct answer is b.
10 The correct answer is g.
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Below are twelve suffixes that all mean “resembling, like, or of.” Study them and the examples Then, complete the activity that follows to help you incorporate these words and suffixes into your daily vocabulary
Vocabulary Builder 4
Directions: In the space provided, write T if the definition is true and F if
it is false Use what you learned about suffixes that mean “resembling, like,
or of ” to help you figure out what each word means
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1 The correct answer is T.
2 The correct answer is T.
3 The correct answer is F.
4 The correct answer is T.
5 The correct answer is F.
6 The correct answer is T.
7 The correct answer is F.
8 The correct answer is F.
9 The correct answer is T.
10 The correct answer is T.
11 The correct answer is F.
12 The correct answer is F.
Vocabulary Builder 5
Directions: Each of the following boldfaced words ends with a suffix Use
what you already know about suffixes to see how many of these words you can decode Select the correct meaning and write the letter of your choice in the space provided
(A) cute; attractive (B) picky
(C) dealing with cooking (D) dealing with cue balls
(A) momentous (B) sign; insignia (C) consequential (D) unimportant
(A) luxurious (B) incomplete (C) roof of the mouth (D) paradigm
(A) rebellious (B) cooperative (C) mutual (D) perspicacious
(A) not traveling (B) insolvent (C) close-minded (D) prolific
(A) ruddy-skinned (B) pencil lead (C) synergistic (D) learned
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(A) pharmacist (B) quack (C) heavy burden (D) demagogue
(A) windmill (B) section (C) supporter (D) cadaver
(A) minority (B) immaturity (C) overweight (D) majority
10 mercenary
(A) generous (B) avaricious (C) docile (D) dogmatic
Vocabulary Builder 5 Answers
1 The correct answer is (C).
2 The correct answer is (D).
3 The correct answer is (A).
4 The correct answer is (A).
5 The correct answer is (C).
6 The correct answer is (D).
7 The correct answer is (A).
8 The correct answer is (C).
9 The correct answer is (D).
10 The correct answer is (B).
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Below are ten suffixes that show quantity Some of these suffixes were discussed earlier
in this chapter in a different context This was done on purpose because repetition
makes it easier for you to remember crucial testworthy words and concepts
TWELVE USEFUL SUFFIXES
Let’s finish up with some important suffixes that crop up in many of the words you will
encounter in your academic career
exhibits
ceremony
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Directions: Match each word in the first column to its definition in the
second column If you wish, underline the suffix in each word to help you remember how it is used Write your answers in the space provided
and a tendon)
Vocabulary Builder 6 Answers
1 The correct answer is d.
2 The correct answer is f.
3 The correct answer is m.
4 The correct answer is k.
5 The correct answer is i.
6 The correct answer is c.
7 The correct answer is j.
8 The correct answer is o.
9 The correct answer is h.
10 The correct answer is b.
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12 The correct answer is l.
13 The correct answer is a.
14 The correct answer is n.
15 The correct answer is g.
Vocabulary Builder 7
Directions: Select the correct meaning for each of the following boldfaced
words Use what you learned about suffixes as well as all the other vocabu-lary techniques you have mastered so far Circle your answer choice
(A) confusion (B) cluttered area (C) holy area (D) massacre
(A) amusing (B) admirable (C) foolish (D) humorous
(A) junta (B) friend (C) confidant (D) mediator
(A) genetic (B) judicious (C) conjugal (D) abnormal
(A) speech (B) gathering (C) rejoinder (D) lexicon
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(A) eating (B) attempting to convert people to his way of thinking (C) trying to sleep
(D) elucidating
(A) praised (B) rebuked (C) out in a cast (D) mercurial
(A) able to cope (B) out of control (C) impenitent (D) liable
(A) a shallow pool (B) case
(C) an environment for plants and land animals (D) an environment for extinct creatures
10 After treatment, the former alcoholic was happy to be abstinent.
(A) conical (B) stubborn (C) intoxicated (D) sober
Vocabulary Builder 7 Answers
1 The correct answer is (D).
2 The correct answer is (C).
3 The correct answer is (D).
4 The correct answer is (A).
5 The correct answer is (B).
6 The correct answer is (B).
7 The correct answer is (B).
8 The correct answer is (D).
9 The correct answer is (C).
10 The correct answer is (D).
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EXERCISES: PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
Directions: Find a word in this chapter that uses either the prefix or suffix given
and write it on the first line Then try to think of another word with the same prefix
or suffix Make sure you understand the meaning of all of the words that you write
If you don’t, look them up in your dictionary
(A)
(B)
(A)
(B)
(A)
(B)
(A)
(B)
11 The suffix ist in environmentalist and
ecologist indicates
(A) an area (B) a thing (C) a person (D) a time
12 The prefix fore in foresee means
(A) at the same time (B) before
(C) in favor of (D) beside
(A)
(B)
(A)
(B)
7. ex-:
(A)
(B)
(A)
(B)
Directions: Choose the best answer.
means
(A) professional (B) property (C) against (D) for
10 The prefix in redefining means
(A) clearly (B) later (C) informally (D) again
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Directions: Circle the answer choice that has the same meaning as the underlined
word
(A) dangerous (B) modern (C) deadly (D) light
(A) see after (B) see behind (C) see before (D) see now
old days the crew jettisoned the cargo
(A) loaded (B) ate (C) threw overboard (D) tied down
the harmony of their marriage
(A) discussions (B) problems (C) bills (D) arguments
raid
(A) killed (B) wounded (C) evacuated (D) molested
river
(A) observed (B) endangered (C) assisted (D) blocked off
a nuclear power plant
(A) poisonous (B) superfluous (C) metallic (D) liquid
upon my property
(A) remained (B) threatened (C) implicated (D) encroached
the public protested its reopening
(A) partial breakdown (B) complete failure (C) boycott
(D) destructive fire
10 The negotiations reached an impasse
because the union representatives walked out of the meeting
(A) solution (B) impossibility (C) rejection (D) deadlock