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Which is the prefix in disappointedly?

dis-

appoint

-ed

-ly

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Which pair of words shares the same suffix?

enjoyable, teachable

disappoint, disrepair

mistake, misery

angrily, angered

Which sentence uses principal correctly?

We learned the valuable principal of honesty from Dad.

Our school principal is respected in the community.

Madame Sofie taught her dancers the principals of ballet.

Responsibility is one of life’s fundamental principals.

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.

fictional names

family names

scientific names

symbolic names

dia- = "with"log = "word"pro- = "before"

Erika wrote a dialogue for the beginning of her book explaining what inspired her to become a novelist.

The prologue between the two main characters on stage provided hints about which one of them had committed the crime.

The prologue in the book club got very heated as the classmates debated which book to read next.

Shelly started a dialogue with her coworkers about how to handle the problems the company was facing.

beginningendmiddlebeginning or end

beginning

end

middle

beginning or end

ac- = "to"cept = "take or receive"ex- = "leave out"

I will except no money because this is a gift.

Everyone went home accept Celia.

It is hard for Jason to except such high praise.

I am very happy to accept the summer job.

Which word shares a word root with remember?

revisit

reenter

medical

memory

Which word contains a suffix?

reverse

prewrite

happiness

disbelief

Which sentence uses aloud correctly?

Krista is not aloud to eat food with artificial coloring.

You are aloud only one late assignment this term.

My parents aloud me to drive their new car this week.

Jorge’s cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.

If omni means "all" and potent means "power," what is the best definition of omnipotent?

limited

mighty

average

tired

Which sentence uses stationery correctly?

The car remained stationery with the engine running.

Triathletes often train using stationery bicycles.

I received a gift set of personalized stationery.

The doctor said Grandpa’s condition was stationery.

biblio = "book"circum- = "around"crypto = "hidden"graph = "written"hemi- = "half"scribe = "write"sphere = "ball"

cryptograph

hemisphere

bibliography

cercumscribe

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