Foundational Skills

Which word has the same Latin root as the word prescription?

• conservation

• destructive

• subscription

• preserve

Which word in the following sentence is a compound word?

On the cloudless winter day, the icicles sparkled like diamonds in the bright sunlight.

• winder

• icicles

• diamonds

• sunlight

Which of the following words is related to unsteady because it has the same base word?

• steadiness

• firm

• wobbly

• ready

Which word has the prefix re- meaning "again" as in replay?

• realize

• prepare

• replant

• forest

The word geographic and autograph have a Greek root meaning "to write" or "to draw." Which of the following words also has the Greek root meaning "to write" or "to draw"?

• historic

• photograph

• geology

• automobile

Add the suffix -ly to the base word bubble. What is the correct spelling for the new word?

• bubblely

• bubbily

• bubblily

• bubbly

What does the word disconnected mean in the following sentence,

When its battery was fully charged, I disconnected my tablet.

• before connecting

• opposite of connect

• connect back

• keep connected

The word predict comes from the Latin word dicere, meaning "to say." Which of these words comes from the same Latin word?

• speech

• present

• ceremony

• dictionary

Use context clues to help you identify the meaning of convenient in the following sentence.

Because Sam lives so close to school, it is convenient for him to walk home.

• unusual

• easy

• surprising

• difficult

Use context clues to help you identify the meaning of placid in the following sentence.

Without any waves, the placid lake was as smooth as a glass mirror.

• calm

• choppy

• bright

• clean