IREAD Practice Test 1 Section 2

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What is a suffix?

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A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function. For example, in the word 'swiftly', 'ly' is a suffix that turns the adjective 'swift' into an adverb.

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What does the word 'finished' mean?

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'Finished' means to have completed something. It is the opposite of 'started'.

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What is a prefix?

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A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, in the word 'return', 're' is a prefix that means 'again'.

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Give an example of a word with a suffix.

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An example of a word with a suffix is 'happiness', where 'ness' is the suffix added to the adjective 'happy'.

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What does the word 'experiment' mean?

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An 'experiment' is a test or trial conducted to discover something or demonstrate a known fact.

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What is the opposite of 'started'?

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The opposite of 'started' is 'finished'.

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Identify a word with a prefix from the following: 'unhappy', 'happy', 'joyful'.

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'Unhappy' has the prefix 'un', which means 'not'.

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What does the suffix '-ing' indicate?

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The suffix '-ing' indicates an action that is currently happening, as in 'running'.

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What is the meaning of the word 'covered'?

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'Covered' means to have something placed over or on top of something else.

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What does the prefix 're-' mean?

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The prefix 're-' means 'again' or 'back', as in 'redo'.