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WorksheetsA1 Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
Where does a PREFIX belong in a word?
Beginning
Middle
End
Where does a word's SUFFIX belong?
Beginning
Middle
End
What does ETYMOLOGY mean?
The study of insects and their beginnings.
The history of ancient Greek and Roman words.
The history of a word's definition and the language that it came from.
The history of the dictionary.
What does the prefix AQU mean?
time
water or liquid
location
middle or equal
The prefix BIO is used in words related to
water bodies like lakes and oceans
living things
time and space
human emotions
What does the prefix PRE mean?
(a)
Why is a CONTEXT CLUE? important?
it gives hints about a word's meaning by looking at surrounding words
it leaves out details that don't matter
it puts things in order like an outline
it tells us where to look up a definition in the dictionary
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)
What word is SYNONYMOUS with the word JOYFUL?
sad
angry
happy
anxious
What is the ANTONYM of the word joyful?
sad
bored
happy
blissful
The OPPOSITE meaning of a word is called its (a) .
A word that has a similar or identical meaning to another is called a (a) .
LOUD, NOISY, BLARING, PIERCING
The meaning of these words are slightly different.
This is an example of a word's (a) .
Background information that informs a reader why something is happening.
(a)
The study of a word's origins and its evolution over history and time.
(a)
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)
This is an example of a word's etymology
This is an example of the prefix "ulus"
This is an example of a synonym
This is an example of a word's nuance
The long, steep hike up to the mountains was onerous.
Using your context clues, which is a synonym for onerous?
dusty
difficult
pretty
relaxing
"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?
antonym
inference
definition
synonym
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)
