A1 Vocabulary

Where does a PREFIX belong in a word?

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

Where does a word's SUFFIX belong?

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

What does ETYMOLOGY mean?

• The study of insects and their beginnings.

• The history of ancient Greek and Roman words.

• The history of a word's definition and the language that it came from.

• The history of the dictionary.

What does the prefix AQU mean?

• time

• water or liquid

• location

• middle or equal

The prefix BIO is used in words related to

• water bodies like lakes and oceans

• living things

• time and space

• human emotions

What does the prefix PRE mean?

Why is a CONTEXT CLUE? important?

• it gives hints about a word's meaning by looking at surrounding words

• it leaves out details that don't matter

• it puts things in order like an outline

• it tells us where to look up a definition in the dictionary

What do we call the subtle differences between two words with the same meaning?
For example the words EXCITED and ECSTATIC are slightly different.

What word is SYNONYMOUS with the word JOYFUL?

• sad

• angry

• happy

• anxious

What is the ANTONYM of the word joyful?

• sad

• bored

• happy

• blissful