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Vocabulary/Root Words

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which prefix means before?
a)
In
b)
De
c)
Sub
d)
Pre
2.

The Greek word part auto, like in the word autobiography means

a)

car

b)

light

c)

self

d)

Earth

3.

The Latin Root Word COM means

a)

same

b)

together

c)

talk

d)

apart

4.

Choose the correct meaning of word.

"Fort"

a)

Strength

b)

funny

c)

peaceful

5.

What does the suffix "ism" mean

a)

belief

b)

person who

c)

half

d)

all

6.
What does re mean in the words revive and revitalize?
a)
again
b)
within
c)
after
d)
outside
7.

The most recognizable __________ is the beginning of the U.S. Constitution which was written my Thomas Jefferson.

a)

preamble

b)

predicate

c)

presentiment

d)

prescient

8.

He was known to be __________, once rushing out of his house without shoes.

a)

presage

b)

prescient

c)

precipitate

d)

preamble

9.

She had a __________ for small, quiet cafes, where she could sit and read undisturbed.

a)

predilection

b)

preamble

c)

presage

d)

prescient

10.

The sudden loss of jobs __________ the economic downturn.

a)

presaged

b)

predicated

c)

predilected

d)

preambled

11.

Kevin was so __________ - predicting the winners of this year's 5k; his friends thought he was psychic.

a)

prescient

b)

predicate

c)

predilection

d)

presentiment

12.
The suffix, "pre-", at the beginning of a word means before.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

A false show or claim

a)

Chronological

b)

Refrain

c)

Optimist

d)

Pretense

14.
Even though Jake was a millionaire, he avoided hanging out with ______________ people who liked to flaunt their wealth. 
a)
presumptuous
b)
pretentious
c)
scrupulous
d)
incongruous
15.

an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example

a)

watershed

b)

precedent

c)

subterfuge

d)

predominantly