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Stems Review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
omni-
a)
all
b)
none
c)
yes
d)
no
2.

People cannot be omnipresent.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
to make more compact to bring closer together
a)
condense
b)
companion
c)
confer
4.
someone who keeps company with another person
a)
condense
b)
companion
c)
confer
5.
to carry out a discussion together
a)
condense
b)
companion
c)
confer
6.
to come together with great force; to clash
a)
confer
b)
collide
c)
conspire
7.
co, col, com, con means?
a)
above
b)
back, again
c)
with, together
8.

The directions that were assigned by the teacher were very _________________________ to my grade

a)

malodorous

b)

beneficial

c)

bonus

d)

malnourished

9.

The movie that I saw was super ___________________ and sad.

a)

malefactor

b)

benefit

c)

dismal

d)

bon voyage

10.

The best _____________________________ of studying is getting a good grade on your quiz.

a)

benefit

b)

malice

c)

malefactor

d)

bonafide

11.

Doing something on accident is very different than doing something out of _______________________________.

a)

malice

b)

malefactor

c)

benefit

d)

bonafide

12.

What does the Latin prefix ben/bene mean?

a)

good

b)

bad

c)

opposite

d)

foot

13.

What does the word benign mean?

a)

spread bad rumors

b)

harmless

c)

good

d)

profit

14.

What does malign mean?

a)

spread evil rumors

b)

harmless

c)

good

d)

profit

15.

What does the Latin prefix mal mean?

a)

two

b)

bad

c)

good

d)

opposite

16.

The greek root PATH means?

a)

talking & singing

b)

sleeping & breathing

c)

feeling & suffering

d)

digging & planting

17.

Which message is an example of SYMPATHY?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

PATHOLOGY is the study of ________________.

a)

Happiness

b)

Ideas

c)

Minerals

d)

Disease

19.

Which person would be involved with PATHOLOGY.

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

to move in a positive direction; to improve

a)

progress

b)

centigrade

c)

gradual

d)

progression

21.

to move up in education

a)

aggressive

b)

graduate

c)

upgrade

d)

digress

22.

to stray from the main topic; step away from the topic

a)

progress

b)

graduate

c)

degrade

d)

digress

23.

a slow change

a)

graduate

b)

gradual

c)

moose

d)

progress

24.

to reduce someone's worth or value; move to lower social rank

a)

digress

b)

upgrade

c)

stinky Mcstink-Stink

d)

degrade

25.

to go back; move backwards

a)

gradual

b)

digress

c)

regress

d)

egress

26.

What does "grad, gress" mean?

a)

step

b)

fall

c)

across

d)

below

27.
to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve
a)
deflect
b)
flexor
c)
inflexible
d)
flexible
28.
capable of bending without breaking
a)
flexible
b)
reflect
c)
reflex angle
d)
inflection
29.

The Latin root that means "to bend"

a)

flect/flex

b)

dict

c)

graph

d)

bio

30.

The curved path of an object thrown into space

a)

trajectory

b)

jettison

c)

projector

d)

interjection

31.

to throw out or remove

a)

eject

b)

deject

c)

subject

d)

traject

32.

An object thrown into the air with great force.

a)

interstellar

b)

eject

c)

projectile

d)

projector

33.

What does "ject" mean?

(a)  

34.

bend

a)

ject

b)

sect

c)

fac

d)

flex/flec

35.

Which root means "to breathe"?

a)

spir/spire

b)

aud

c)

ped

d)

vid/vis

36.

Which word means "to fill someone with the urge to do something" ?

a)

inspire

b)

auditorium

c)

visage

d)

pedicure

37.

What part of speech is the word "inspire"?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

38.

to cool the body by sweating; breathing through the pores

a)

conspire

b)

inspire

c)

perspire

d)

spire

39.

Someone who farms is a

a)

skater

b)

washer

c)

farmer

40.

A visitor is

a)

Someone who does not like to visit.

b)

Someone who goes to see someone else.

c)

Someone who likes eating.

41.

A conductor is a

a)

car on a train.

b)

person in charge of the school.

c)

person in charge on a train.

42.

Sam is a good ball player.

What is a player?

a)

Team captain

b)

Place where sports are played

c)

Someone who plays sports

43.

A creator is a

a)

person who makes something

b)

person who owns something

c)

person who sells something

44.

A person who helps kids learn to read is a

a)

banker

b)

reader

c)

teacher

45.

Someone who sits is a

a)

dancer

b)

waiter

c)

sitter

46.

One who washes is a

a)

washer

b)

wisher

c)

whiner

47.

Someone who likes to come up with new ideas and products is an

a)

productor

b)

inventor

c)

teacher

48.

One who hits the ball

a)

baller

b)

catcher

c)

batter

49.

She has a ______ workload.

a)

termendous

b)

tremeandous

c)

tremendous

d)

treemendous

50.
What is the base word of famous?
a)
fa-
b)
fame
c)
-ous
d)
re-
51.
The suffix -ous means...
a)
again
b)
not
c)
full of
d)
life
52.
Find the word or words with the same meaning as mysterious.
a)
complicated
b)
gradual
c)
hard to explain
d)
loud and violent
53.
Which word could you add the suffix -ous. 
a)
cat
b)
shelf
c)
date
d)
poison
54.

Define the suffix -ly

a)

characteristic of

b)

without

c)

verb form/present participle

d)

act, process

55.

Define the suffixes -ous / -eous / -ious

a)

past-tense of a verb

b)

full of

c)

possessing the qualities of

d)

more than one

56.

Which suffix(es) would you add to poison to make it mean possessing the qualities of poison?

a)

-en

b)

-ion / -tion / -ation / -ition

c)

-ous / -eous / -ious

d)

-ing

57.

What do the suffixes "-able/-ible" mean?

a)

ruled by

b)

able to

c)

write/written

d)

state of

58.

If a word ends with the suffix, -able or -ible, what part of speech is that word?

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

verb

59.

If a word ends with the suffix, -er, what part of speech is that word?

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

verb

60.
What is a suffix?
a)
word part at the end
b)
word part at the beginning
c)
word part in the middle
d)
root word
61.
Fill in the blank: 
Everyone adored the baby. The baby was ador_____. 
a)
-tion
b)
-ible
c)
-able
d)
-ing
62.
Which suffix means one who? 
a)
-ing
b)
-er/-or
c)
-tion
d)
-ous
63.
Which suffix means able to, can be done? 
a)
-ing
b)
-er/-or
c)
-able/-ible
d)
-ous
64.
Fill in the blank: 
Elizabeth loves to paint. She wants to be a paint__ when she grows up. 
a)
-ing 
b)
-er
c)
-ous
d)
re-
65.
Which suffix would you add to the base word terr?
a)
-able; terrable
b)
-ible; terrible 
66.
willing to agree with something, pleasant or enjoyable
a)
beieivable
b)
agreeable
c)
fixable
d)
healed
67.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end 
68.
What does the suffix "-ly" mean?
a)
in a way
b)
state or quality
c)
having
d)
one who
69.
What suffix would you add to the word "quick" to make it mean-in a way that is fast?
a)
-ness
b)
-er
c)
-less
d)
-ly
70.
-ly
Example:  bravely
a)
without fear
b)
in a brave way
c)
most brave
d)
more brave
71.
There were _________ any pears left.
a)
heardly
b)
hardely
c)
hartly
d)
hardly
72.
He wrapped his foot ____________
a)
carefly
b)
carefilly
c)
carefuly
d)
carefully
73.

Someone who farms is a

a)

skater

b)

washer

c)

farmer

74.

A visitor is

a)

Someone who does not like to visit.

b)

Someone who goes to see someone else.

c)

Someone who likes eating.

75.

A conductor is a

a)

car on a train.

b)

person in charge of the school.

c)

person in charge on a train.

76.

Sam is a good ball player.

What is a player?

a)

Team captain

b)

Place where sports are played

c)

Someone who plays sports

77.

A creator is a

a)

person who makes something

b)

person who owns something

c)

person who sells something

78.

A person who helps kids learn to read is a

a)

banker

b)

reader

c)

teacher

79.

Someone who sits is a

a)

dancer

b)

waiter

c)

sitter

80.

One who washes is a

a)

washer

b)

wisher

c)

whiner

81.

Someone who likes to come up with new ideas and products is an

a)

productor

b)

inventor

c)

teacher

82.

One who hits the ball

a)

baller

b)

catcher

c)

batter

83.

She has a ______ workload.

a)

termendous

b)

tremeandous

c)

tremendous

d)

treemendous

84.
What is the base word of famous?
a)
fa-
b)
fame
c)
-ous
d)
re-
85.
The suffix -ous means...
a)
again
b)
not
c)
full of
d)
life
86.
Find the word or words with the same meaning as mysterious.
a)
complicated
b)
gradual
c)
hard to explain
d)
loud and violent
87.
Which word could you add the suffix -ous. 
a)
cat
b)
shelf
c)
date
d)
poison
88.

Define the suffix -ly

a)

characteristic of

b)

without

c)

verb form/present participle

d)

act, process

89.

Define the suffixes -ous / -eous / -ious

a)

past-tense of a verb

b)

full of

c)

possessing the qualities of

d)

more than one

90.

Which suffix(es) would you add to poison to make it mean possessing the qualities of poison?

a)

-en

b)

-ion / -tion / -ation / -ition

c)

-ous / -eous / -ious

d)

-ing

91.

What do the suffixes "-able/-ible" mean?

a)

ruled by

b)

able to

c)

write/written

d)

state of

92.

If a word ends with the suffix, -able or -ible, what part of speech is that word?

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

verb

93.

If a word ends with the suffix, -er, what part of speech is that word?

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

verb

94.
What is a suffix?
a)
word part at the end
b)
word part at the beginning
c)
word part in the middle
d)
root word
95.
Fill in the blank: 
Everyone adored the baby. The baby was ador_____. 
a)
-tion
b)
-ible
c)
-able
d)
-ing

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