Quizs: Idioms, Roots, and Affixes Wk. 18-22

What does the root “chrono” mean?

• big

• time

• sure

What does the root 'domin' mean?

• master

• empty

• big

Fill in the blank: The phrase 'once in a blue moon' means something that ______.

• happens frequently

• doesn’t happen very often

• is very common

What does the suffix '-ous' mean?

• having qualities of

• away

• superlative adjective

What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

• away

• superlative adjective

• half

What does the root "cert" mean?

• time

• sure

• big

What does the prefix 'semi-' mean?

• away

• half

• having characteristics of

What does the suffix "-est" mean?

• superlative adjective

  
  

• away

• having qualities of

What does the root 'vac' mean?

• empty

• big

• sure

What is the meaning of the idiom 'beat around the bush'?

• Avoiding talking about the truth

• Something that doesn’t happen very often

• Extremely happy.