Words and Sounds Pretest

Is the following word a base word?

PREHEAT

• Yes

• No

Choose the best sight word to complete the sentence:

The book was ____ a wizard and his two best friends.

• about

• by

• for

• under

Identify if the following word has a prefix.

replace

• prefix

• no prefix

Answer explanation

The word "replace" is a base word on its own, meaning "to take the place of something else." There are no additional affixes added to it. A good example of a word with a prefix is "unhappy". The prefix is "un" so the word "happy" becomes "unhappy".

Choose the best sight word to complete the sentence.

I know I ____ eat healthy, but I love French fries way too much.

• hate to

• only

• should

• won't

Read the word, paying attention to the underlined portion. If the underlined part of the word is a prefix or suffix, click yes. If it is not, then click no.

Legalize

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

There is no prefix in the word "legalize". It consists of the base word "legal" and

the suffix "-ize"

What part of the word "freedom" is the suffix?

• free

• dom

Which is the best definition of the following suffix

-ful

• above

• can be done

• full of

• over

Answer explanation

The best definition of the suffix "-ful" is "full of." It is used to form adjectives indicating the presence of a quality to the maximum extent or being characterized by something. For example, "beautiful" means full of beauty, "graceful" means full of grace, and "cheerful" means full of cheer.