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Lesson 27 Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of 'exodus'?

a)

a. many people departing at same time

b)

b. biblical event

c)

c. arriving in a foreign country

d)

d. mission for

the army

2.

What is the definition of the root words mit and mis?

a)

around

b)

under

c)

send

d)

away from

3.

What is the synonym for 'expand'?

a)

d. enormous

b)

a. remiss

c)

b. enlarge

d)

c. misplace

4.

What is the antonym for 'dismiss'?

a)

d. remove

b)

c. keep

c)

b. charge

d)

a. move

5.

What is the definition of 'peripheral'?

a)

d. top

b)

c. outlying

c)

b. focal

d)

a. irrelevant

6.

What is the synonym for 'exceed'?

a)

d. outlying

b)

c. enlarge

c)

b. go over

d)

a. glut

7.

What is the antonym for 'mission'?

a)

a. dismiss

b)

b. hobby

c)

c. job

d)

d. periodical

8.

What is the definition of 'omit'?

a)

b. expand

b)

a. move

c)

d. exclude

d)

c. permit

9.

What is the synonym for 'transmit'?

a)

c. critique

b)

b. emit

c)

a. negate

d)

d. interject

10.

What is the definition of periscope?

a)

A dental instrument that helps extract teeth

b)

An instrument used to see otherwise obstructed views, it looks over and around

c)

An electronic instrument used to make things visible

d)

An instrument used to see into space

11.

What is the definition of submit?

a)

to give in exchange for another item

b)

to take away from the original amount

c)

to send over information in the form of electrical signals

d)

to give a document to be considered for approval

12.

What is the definition of the prefixes ex- and ef-?

a)

away from

b)

around

c)

beneath

d)

send

13.

What is the definition of the prefix peri-?

a)

send

b)

beneath

c)

away from

d)

around

14.

addition::influx

subtraction::_______

a)

expand

b)

exodus

c)

exclude

d)

omit