Unit 3 Lesson 2.4

It is fortunate that Désiré Charnay kept a neat, ________________ journal when he visited the jungles of Central America in the 1800s because people today can still read it and learn from his words.

• legible

• illegible

• messy

• unreadable

Using the barter system for exchanging goods was a(n) ________________ part of everyday Maya life.

• regular

• irregular

• uncommon

• rare

Maya kings were sometimes called holy lords and were trusted to perform certain duties. For example, they were ________________ for leading rituals and ceremonies.

• responsible

• unaware

• unfit

• uninterested

It would be considered ________________ and highly unusual to play pok-a-tok without a ball.

• irregular

• normal

• common

• expected

The painted mural at Bonampak is a one-of-a-kind and, therefore, a(n) ________________ artifact that shows us how the wealthy Maya lived and dressed.

• irreplaceable

• common

• ordinary

• replaceable

Not completing my homework was _________ of me.

• responsible

• irresponsible

• irregular

• regular

Write a complete sentence using the word illegible.

Write a complete sentence using the word replaceable.

Draw something irreplaceable to you.

How do you feel about il- and ir- prefixes?

• Great!

• I could use some practice.

• What's a prefix?