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Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials Answers

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Pseudo is a word root that means "false."Which is the best definition of the word pseudonym in the sentence below?Many famous writers use pseudonyms to protect their true identities.

A
fictional names
B
family names
C
scientific names
D
symbolic names
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chron = "time"

c
chronograph
c
chronometer
g
geographic
g
geometric
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Which sentence uses aloud correctly?

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A
Krista is not aloud to eat food with artificial coloring.
B
You are aloud only one late assignment this term.
C
My parents aloud me to drive their new car this week.
D
Jorge’s cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.
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Which pair of words shares the same suffix?

A
enjoyable, teachable
B
disappoint, disrepair
C
mistake, misery
D
angrily, angered
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Which sentence uses principal correctly?

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A
We learned the valuable principal of honesty from Dad.
B
Our school principal is respected in the community.
C
Madame Sofie taught her dancers the principals of ballet.
D
Responsibility is one of life’s fundamental principals.
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If tele means "far away" and gram means "something that is written," which is the best definition of the word telegram?

A
a scientific analysis of handwriting
B
a communication that is false
C
a message sent over a long distance
D
a sound that is far away
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beginningendmiddlebeginning or end

A
beginning
B
end
C
middle
D
beginning or end
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biblio = "book"circum- = "around"crypto = "hidden"graph = "written"hemi- = "half"scribe = "write"sphere = "ball"

c
cryptograph
h
hemisphere
b
bibliography
c
cercumscribe
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Which word shares a word root with remember?

r
revisit
r
reenter
m
medical
m
memory
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The principal objective of our booster club is to raise money for new marching band uniforms.Which definition best helps readers find the correct meaning of principal in this sentence?

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A
first, highest in rank or importance
B
the head of a school or organization
C
a sum of money
D
a rule of action or conduct
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Which is the word root in democratically?

A
de-
B
demo
C
-tical
D
-ly
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dia- = "with"log = "word"pro- = "before"

A
Erika wrote a dialogue for the beginning of her book explaining what inspired her to become a novelist.
B
The prologue between the two main characters on stage provided hints about which one of them had committed the crime.
C
The prologue in the book club got very heated as the classmates debated which book to read next.
D
Shelly started a dialogue with her coworkers about how to handle the problems the company was facing.
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Looking at the gray sky, Beckie wondered ___________ the ___________ would ruin the class trip.Which words complete the sentence correctly?

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A
weather, weather
B
whether, whether
C
whether, weather
D
weather, whether
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What is an affix?

A
a word that sounds the same as another word
B
the beginning of a word
C
a word part added to the beginning or end of a word
D
the base part of a word
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If tele means "far away" and gram means "something that is written," which is the best definition of the word telegram?

A
a scientific analysis of handwriting
B
a communication that is false
C
a message sent over a long distance
D
a sound that is far away
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beginningendmiddlebeginning or end

A
beginning
B
end
C
middle
D
beginning or end
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cent = "one hundred”sens = "feel”Which word is spelled correctly?

A
censational
B
centimental
C
sensational
D
sentennial
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chron = "time"geo = "earth"graph = "write”meter = "measure"Which word most likely means "a timepiece fitted with a recording device that marks down exact intervals of time"?

A
chronograph
B
chronometer
C
geographic
D
geometric
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If omni means "all" and potent means "power," what is the best definition of omnipotent?

A
limited
B
mighty
C
average
D
tired
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The principal objective of our booster club is to raise money for new marching band uniforms.Which definition best helps readers find the correct meaning of principal in this sentence?

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A
first, highest in rank or importance
B
the head of a school or organization
C
a sum of money
D
a rule of action or conduct

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