Prefixes, Suffixes, and Context Clues

Multiple Choice

A PREFIX is added to the ___ of the word.

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

Multiple Choice

What prefix would you add to the word "view" to indicate that you see something before other people do?

• re-

• pre-

• dis-

Multiple Choice

A SUFFIX is added to the ___ of the word.

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

Multiple Choice

What does the suffix 'ful' do to the word house in this sentence:

"She had a houseful that weekend."

• It tells you that her house was empty that weekend.

• It tells you that her house was a mess that weekend.

• It tells you that she had lots of people staying in her house that weekend.

Multiple Choice

The ROOT or BASE WORD is the basic part part of the word (the main word).

• True

• False

Fill in the Blanks

What is the root word of "consideration"?

Multiple Choice

Adding a prefix or suffix changes the meaning of a word.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What prefix would you add to the word "finished" to show that there is still some work to be done?

• un-

• dis-

• mis-

Multiple Choice

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

Many people say I am very different from my twin sister. She is reticent,

while I am very friendly and outgoing.

• rude

• shy

• nervous

Reticent

Many people say I am very different from my twin sister. She is reticent, while I am very friendly and outgoing.

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​Antonym

Multiple Choice

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

When I was caught in the rain, my clothes were saturated and completely soaking wet.

• thoroughly wet

• ruined

• cold

Saturated

When I was caught in the rain, my clothes were saturated and completely soaking wet.

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​Definition

Multiple Choice

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

Tammy knew she should feel happy about the last day of school, but she actually felt quite lugubrious when she thought about the three months that were coming up.

• anxious

• sad

• angry

Lugubrious

Tammy knew she should feel happy about the last day of school, but she actually felt quite lugubrious when she thought about not seeing her friends for three months.

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​Antonym

Multiple Choice

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

Unlike her grandmother, who was very generous to her, Sarah’s parents were misers who never bought her anything.

• people who donate money to charity

• people who don’t spend money on anyone

• people who don’t have very much money

Misers

Unlike her grandmother, who was very generous to her, Sarah’s parents were misers who never bought her anything.

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​Antonym & Definition

Multiple Choice

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

When she was young, my grandmother was a milliner who made caps,

berets, and bonnets for wealthy women.

• a hat maker

• a dress maker

• a baker or pastry-maker

Milliner

When she was young, my grandmother was a milliner who made caps, berets, and bonnets for wealthy women.

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​Examples

Multiple Choice

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she’d enjoy the music, but she didn’t really want to go out in the rainy weather.

• mixed

• angry

• distrustful

Ambivalent 

Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she’d enjoy the music, but she didn’t really want to go out in the rainy weather.

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​Inference

Multiple Choice

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

I am most lucid right when I wake up in the morning, so I always keep a piece of paper at my bedside in case any ideas come to me at that

time.

• groggy

• lazy

• clear-minded

• unthoughtful

Lucid

I am most lucid right when I wake up in the morning, so I always keep a piece of paper at my bedside in case any ideas come to me at that time.

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​Inference

Multiple Choice

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

His trepidation around water was the first clue to the parents that the child needed more exposure to water through swim lessons.

• excitement

• interest

• concentration

• nervousness

Trepidation

His trepidation around water was the first clue to the parents that the child needed more exposure to water through swim lessons.

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​Inference