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WorksheetsContext Clues - Root and Affixes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Their vociferous chatter made me wish I had ear plugs.
noisy
silent
quiet
calm
The prisoners liberated from the Nazi death camp were so emaciated that they looked like skeletons.
chubby
fleshy
skinny
plumb
We have rather lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college. You will become rich and famous. You will be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.
ignoble
high
low
beneath
I like that store. All the employees strive to make the customers feel right at home.
try hard
break
rest
quit
Because there was so little precipitation this year, the crops dried up and died.
fertilizer
rain
planting
harvest
One brother is an erudite professor; the other brother, however, has never shown any interest in books or learning.
elderly
snobbish
stuck up
well-educated
Night is the time when many animals forage, or search, for food.
sleep
live
search
stay
My sister loathes broccoli, but she loves spinach.
hates
loves
likes
eats
Although I was unable to understand all of the details of the presentation, I did get the gist of it.
notes
idea
main point
topic
He was so impudent to his mother that I would have punished him if he talked to me that way.
respectful
rude
polite
gentle
Which prefix doesn’t mean “not”?
dis-
un-
im-
ex-
The prefix "re-" means__________.
mistake
before
again
over
The root word of “illogical” is__________.
logic
logical
illogic
cal
The root word of “redoing” is__________.
do
redo
doing
does
___pede means a small animal like a worm with a long, thin body and many legs. Choose the correct prefix to complete this word.
Multi-
Kilo
Circum-
Centi-
How many affixes of the word “unpredictable”?
one
two
three
four
After he got a Ph.D. in Chemistry, he did _________doctoral work at Oxford University. Choose the correct prefix to complete this word.
re-
pre-
post-
over-
We hope the bus won’t be ______crowded. Choose the correct prefix to complete this word.
re-
over-
super-
under-
The team that he supported was able to win the______________. Choose the correct word to complete this sentence.
champ
champion
champagne
championship
The road was too narrow, so they had to______________ it. Choose the correct word to complete this sentence.
wide
widen
wider
widest
