Unit 15-Non/Nov, Deci/Deca, Cent

The weather forecast called for an eighty-five _______________ chance of rain so I made sure to bring my umbrella.

• decimal

• century

• percent

The postcard is closer to one ________________ in length than it is to one centimeter in length

• decimeter

• percent

• nonagon

If you add a side to an octagon, you will make a ________________.

• decade

• centurion

• nonagon

On my little brother’s birthday he insisted on saying he was a ________________ old, instead of ten years old.

• decade

• century

• percent

The _________________ drew his sword, but it was too late; his opponent was a stronger warrior with quicker reflexes.

• centurion

• decade

• centigrade

The weather report says it was going to be forty-one degrees _______________, so you will need to do your best to stay cool and drink plenty of fluids.

• decimal

• centigrade

• nonagon

My great-grandmother’s wedding dress was almost a __________ old, so we handled it with great care.

• percent

• decimeter

• century

Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, is usually around the third week of __________, and it is always on a Thursday.

• November

• centigrade

• nonagon

The equivalent __________ number for 1/2 is 0.5, which is pronounced five-tenths; one way to remember this is to think that five is half of ten.

• percent

• decimal

• centimeter

During math class we measured a number of items using metric rulers; I discovered that my index finger is about two __________ wide.

• decimeter

• centigrade

• centimeters