Affixes Quiz Week #12

Why would a prefix be added to the beginning of a word?

• to change the meaning of the word

• to make the word longer

• to give direction

What is the job of a root word?

• to change the meaning of a word

• to give the word meaning

• to make a longer word

In the word "synonym", what does the root word "nym" mean?

• same

• sound

• name

• meaning

What does the root word "ceed" in proceed mean?

• more

• go

• move forward

What does the word "truthfully" mean?

• Full of truth

• to be honest

• in a way that is truthful

What does the word "unfamiliar" mean?

• not familiar

• in a familiar way

• opposite of familiar

• very familiar

What is an antonym?

• the opposite

• word that means the same as another

• word that sounds the same but means something different

• a word that means the opposite of another

A homonym is a word that

• means the same

• means the opposite

• sounds the same but spelled different

• spelled the same but sounds different

The word symphony means...

• a style of music for a full service orchestra

• different sounds of music

• something to eat

• a sound

Centennial means...

• 50 years

• annually

• biannually

• one hundred years