Word Parts Week 1

which prefix means "not" as in not dependent

• not

• in

• un

• on

Which prefix means "not" and "opposite" as in the opposite of able

• en

• in

• re

• un

Place the correct homophone in the sentence.

His pants kept falling off of his ____.

• groan

• waist

• groan

• waste

Place the correct homophone in the sentence.

She fell off her bike and made a loud ___ when she hurt herself

• groan

• waist

• grown

• waste

Place the correct homophone in the sentence.

My mom always told me not to ___ my food.

• groan

• waist

• grown

• waste

Place the correct homophone in the sentence.

He has ___ three inches in a year.

• groan

• waist

• grown

• waste

What does the root word "chron" mean as in chronological?

• sequence

• around

• time

• text structure

What does the root word "cir/circum" mean as in circumference?

• circle

• time

• circus

• around