Lesson 16 Spelling Patterns and Word Skills Test

Identify the correct spelling of the word that means "a measure of atmospheric pressure."

• barameter

• barometer

• barumeter

• barametre

Which word is spelled correctly and means "to delay or put off until a later time"?

• postphone

• postpone

• postpown

• postpoon

Choose the correct spelling of the word that refers to "the distance across a circle through its center."

• diametre

• diameter

• diamiter

• diamater

Select the correctly spelled word that means "a warning taken in advance to prevent harm."

• precation

• precausion

• precaution

• precation

Identify the correct spelling of the word that means "a prediction or estimate of future events."

• forcast

• forecast

• forecaste

• forcaste

Which word is spelled correctly and refers to "the study or measurement of vision"?

• optametry

• optometry

• optametre

• optometery

Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "a line or boundary enclosing a space."

• perimiter

• perameter

• perimeter

• perametre

Select the correctly spelled word that refers to "a state of balance or proportion."

• simmetry

• symetry

• symmetry

• symmetery

Identify the correct spelling of the word that means "existing before a war, especially the American Civil War."

• antebelum

• antebellum

• antebelam

• antebellam

Which word is spelled correctly and means "a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another"?

• antecedant

• antecedent

• antecendent

• anticedent