Academic Literacy Grammar Test- 3/26

What is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function called?

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Infix

• Conjunction

By adding what suffix to the adjective "quick" do you create the adverb "quickly"?

• -ful

• -ness

• -ly

• -able

What change occurs when "act" is turned into "action" by adding a suffix?

• It becomes a noun

• It becomes a verb

• It becomes an adjective

• It becomes an adverb

Which word is spelled incorrectly?

• resistance

• circumfarence

• defendant

• radiance

What is the correct spelling for the incorrectly spelled word in the Spelling Practice section?

• resistence

• circumferance

• defendent

• radience

What does the Latin word root "miss/mit" mean?

• To send

• To write

• To break

• To measure

What does the Latin word root "scribe/script" mean?

• To measure

• To write

• To send

• To break

The Latin word root "scribe/script" is used in nouns such as "transcript." What does it also mean?

• To measure

• To send

• To write

• To break

What does the Greek word root "soph" mean?

• Water

• Wise

• Earth

• Life

What does the Greek word root "hydr-" mean?

• Earth

• Water

• Life

• Wise