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word study prefix

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The word beneficiary is derived from the the prefix _______ meaning good.

a)

bell

b)

ben(e)

c)

enef

d)

ary

2.

This Latin root means peace.

a)

plac

b)

patri

c)

pac

d)

bon

3.

A pacifist is someone who opposes _______

a)

going to the dentist

b)

government

c)

war

d)

rules and laws

4.

A placid lake is one that is _____________.

a)

blue

b)

rough

c)

calm

d)

deep

5.

Eloquent can be used to describe someone who __________ with fluency.

a)

speaks

b)

listens

c)

sings

d)

writes

6.

Matri meas ____________ and patr means ___________.

a)

mother and peace

b)

mother and father

c)

money and peace

d)

wrong and father

7.

The Latin root for hear is __________________

a)

mal

b)

bene/bon

c)

aud/audi

d)

bell

8.

malfunction is derived from the root _____ meaning bad or wrong.

a)

bon

b)

bell

c)

mal (e)

d)

funct

9.

The roots loqu or locut means to _________

a)

hear

b)

write

c)

go to war

d)

speak or talk

10.

The word can be used to describe a charity organization or to describe something that is kind and well meant.

a)

bonanaza

b)

beneficiary

c)

placid

d)

benevolent

11.

The word is typically used to describe the time period before the Civil War.

a)

soliloquy

b)

loquacious

c)

antebellum

d)

malefactor

12.

A soliloquy is ......

a)

the act of speaking one's thoughts aloud typically in a play.

b)

an interview for a particular job typically in the arts and theater

c)

someone who tends to talk a lot or a great deal

d)

a person who commits a crime

13.

The root for father is

a)

matr(i) matren

b)

mal(e)

c)

pac

d)

patr(i) patern

14.

The root plac means

a)

plunder

b)

father

c)

peaceful

d)

calm

15.

To make someone less angry or hostile.

a)

pacifier

b)

placate

c)

placid

d)

pacifist

16.

A situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits is referred to as a _____.

a)

beneficiary

b)

loquacious

c)

placate

d)

bonanza

17.

A person who gains an advantage or receives something beneficial from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.

a)

belligerent

b)

beneficiary

c)

benevolent

d)

bonanza

18.

The word loquacious is derived from the root _____, which means to speak.

a)

bon, ben(e)

b)

audi or audit

c)

pac

d)

loqu or locut

19.

A pacifist is derived from the root " pac" and is someone who wants _______.

a)

war

b)

people

c)

peace

d)

profits

20.

My alma mater is Harvard. The word alma mater is derived from which latin root?

a)

bon, ben(e)

b)

pac

c)

patr(i) or patern

d)

matr(i) or matern