Fill in the Blank Quiz

1. Many people consider George Washington to be a __________________________president.

• great

• greatness

The ____________________ of the movie made Thomas laugh.

• silliness
• silly

The ____________________ of the ice cream felt good on the hot summer day.

• cold

• coldness

When the light was suddenly turned on in the darkened room, its ____________________ hurt my eyes.

• brightness
• bright

The house on the corner has been ____________________ for six months.

• evacuate

• vacant

The ____________________ of the town before the storm went smoothly.

• vacancy

• evacuation

I could not concentrate on my homework because I was ____________________ by the loud music playing in the next room.

• distracted
• subtracted

Bees are ____________________ to flowers that produce a great deal of pollen.

• detracted

• attracted

Complete each sentence by creating a new word using the correct prefix and the root word in parentheses. If my writing is ____________________________, it will be difficult for the teacher to check my work. (legible)

• inter-

• ir-

• il-

Complete each sentence by creating a new word using the correct prefix or suffix and the root word in parentheses. It is ____________________________ to drive through a red stoplight. (legal)

• ir-

• il-

• inter-