Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots, Level X: Unit 12

Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots, Level X: Unit 12

Exercise 1 - Complete the Sentence

• Read the beginning of the sentence

• Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

• Punctuate and capitalize your sentence correctly

Open Ended

Emotions like fear and hatred are often referred to as primal because ...

Open Ended

Because Maria started to believe that her father's financial resources were infinite ...

Open Ended

If the workers who are on strike do not follow their employer's ultimatum ...

Open Ended

As a novice on the slopes, I often ...

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks.

Fill in the blank from the choices given.

Multiple Choice

The microscope was so powerful that it allowed us to see things of an almost ___________ size

• novel

• infinite

• penultimate

• primal

• infinitesimal

Multiple Choice

The _________ surprise came when we found our dog was going to have puppies, but the final shock was that our cat was going to have kittens at the same time.

• novel

• infinite

• penultimate

• primal

• infinitesimal

Multiple Choice

I felt a surge of raw, ______ anger when I saw that my house had been destroyed.

• novel

• infinite

• penultimate

• primal

• infinitesimal

Multiple Choice

Many astronomers argue over whether the universe is _____ or has limits.

• novel

• infinite

• penultimate

• primal

• infinitesimal

Multiple Choice

Percy still needs help with his free throws because he is a basketball _____.

• novice

• infinite

• primacy

• novel

• ultimatum

Multiple Choice

The general issued a (n) _________to the enemy soldiers; they could lay down their weapons or be fired upon.

• novice

• infinite

• primacy

• novel

• ultimatum

Multiple Choice

The preacher warned that the ______ of spiritual laws cannot be forgotten, even when day-to-day life becomes difficult.

• novel

• novice

• ultimatum

• primacy

• infinite

Multiple Choice

One _______ solution to the arguments that broke our at every meeting was to give each club member a speaking time in advance.

• novice

• novel

• ultimatum

• primacy

• infinite

Exercise 3: Word Pairs

Choose the set of words that best completes the sentence.

Multiple Choice

The _____ of freedom of religion, in the minds of the people was clear when they issued a(n) _______ to the tyrant.

• novice; ultimatum

• ultimatum; novice

• primacy; ultimatum

• primacy; novice

Multiple Choice

One of the most ____ features of the new motor was that, unlike the old model, it released only ____ amounts of harmful chemicals.

• novel; infinitesimal

• definitive; penultimate

• primeval; novel

• primeval; definitive

Multiple Choice

The psychologist has written the ____ work on ____ emotions like fear, hate, and desire.

• primeval; novel

• penultimate; ultimate

• novel; infinitesimal

• definite; primal

Multiple Choice

As a(n) _______ in swimming, I was given the ____ thrill when I got to meet an Olympic swimming champion.

• ultimatum; definitive

• novice; ultimate

• ultimatum; primeval

• novice; primeval

Multiple Choice

I was amazed at some of the ____ tools the ancient people had used in their ____ surroundings.

• primeval; definitive

• innovative; primeval

• ultimate; definitive

• novel; penultimate