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A1 Vocabulary

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does a PREFIX belong in a word?

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

2.

Where does a word's SUFFIX belong?

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

3.

What does ETYMOLOGY mean?

a)

The study of insects and their beginnings.

b)

The history of ancient Greek and Roman words.

c)

The history of a word's definition and the language that it came from.

d)

The history of the dictionary.

4.

What does the prefix AQU mean?

a)

time

b)

water or liquid

c)

location

d)

middle or equal

5.

The prefix BIO is used in words related to

a)

water bodies like lakes and oceans

b)

living things

c)

time and space

d)

human emotions

6.

What does the prefix PRE mean?

(a)  

7.

Why is a CONTEXT CLUE? important?

a)

it gives hints about a word's meaning by looking at surrounding words

b)

it leaves out details that don't matter

c)

it puts things in order like an outline

d)

it tells us where to look up a definition in the dictionary

8.

What do we call the subtle differences between two words with the same meaning?
For example the words EXCITED and ECSTATIC are slightly different.

(a)  

9.

What word is SYNONYMOUS with the word JOYFUL?

a)

sad

b)

angry

c)

happy

d)

anxious

10.

What is the ANTONYM of the word joyful?

a)

sad

b)

bored

c)

happy

d)

blissful

11.

The OPPOSITE meaning of a word is called its (a)   .

12.

A word that has a similar or identical meaning to another is called a (a)   .

13.

LOUD, NOISY, BLARING, PIERCING
The meaning of these words are slightly different.
This is an example of a word's (a)   .

14.

Background information that informs a reader why something is happening.

(a)  

15.

The study of a word's origins and its evolution over history and time.

(a)  

16.


The English word "muscle" has a surprising origin.
It comes from the Latin word "musculus,"and

literally translates to, "little mouse"
(because muscles moving under the skin look like mice)


a)

This is an example of a word's etymology

b)

This is an example of the prefix "ulus"

c)

This is an example of a synonym

d)

This is an example of a word's nuance

17.

The long, steep hike up to the mountains was onerous.


Using your context clues, which is a synonym for onerous?

a)

dusty

b)

difficult

c)

pretty

d)

relaxing

18.

"Unlike John's room, which was immaculate, Jeff's room was very messy."

What type of context clue is used to help determine the meaning of the underlined word?

a)

antonym

b)

inference

c)

definition

d)

synonym

19.

Sometimes a word is broken down into prefixes, root words, or suffixes. What is it called when we study the parts or sections of a word?

(a)