Word Formation and Patterns Quiz

Which prefix is common in the words: INanimate, INcongruous, INcontrovertible, INcognito, INtractable, and what does it imply?

• UN, meaning not

• IN, meaning not or into

• DIS, meaning apart

• NON, meaning not

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does the prefix "INTER" in INTERstate, INTERcept, INTERrupt, INTERim, INTERject imply, and how does it differ from "INTRA"?

• INTER means within, while INTRA means between

• INTER means between, while INTRA means within

• INTER means against, while INTRA means before

• INTER means before, while INTRA means after

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Which prefix is used in the words: INTRAcellular, INTRAmural, INTRAcranial, and what does it signify?

• INTER, meaning between

• INTRA, meaning within

• EXTRA, meaning outside

• SUB, meaning under

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the root word in JUVENile and reJUVENate, and what does it mean?

• JUVEN, meaning young

• JUV, meaning old

• VEN, meaning come

• NATE, meaning born

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which unit of measurement is not part of the metric system: kilobyte, kilogram, kilometer, kiloliter, and why?

• Kilobyte, because it measures data

• Kilogram, because it measures mass

• Kilometer, because it measures distance

• Kiloliter, because it measures volume

What does the root "LACT" in LACTate and LACTose intolerant refer to, and what is its origin?

• Sugar, from Latin

• Milk, from Latin

• Fat, from Greek

• Protein, from Greek

Which word does not belong to the group: LAXative, reLAX, chilLAX, reLAXation, and why?

• LAXative, because it refers to a medication

• reLAX, because it refers to a state of rest

• chilLAX, because it is slang

• reLAXation, because it refers to a process

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What does the suffix "LESS" in harmLESS and speechLESS mean, and how does it affect the meaning of the words?

• Full of, making the words positive

• Without, making the words negative

• Like, making the words comparative

• Capable of, making the words potential

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

Which word is not related to the concept of "motionLESS" and why?

• Still, because it implies no movement

• Active, because it implies movement

• Immobile, because it implies no movement

• Stationary, because it implies no movement

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the root word in LIBERty, LIBERate, and LIBERtarian, and what does it signify?

• LIB, meaning book

• LIBER, meaning free

• LIBERT, meaning law

• LIBERA, meaning generous

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A