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

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cent = "one hundred”sens = "feel”Which word is spelled correctly?

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censational
B
centimental
C
sensational
D
sentennial
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Which sentence uses aloud correctly?

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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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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"?

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chronograph
B
chronometer
C
geographic
D
geometric
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Which is the word root in democratically?

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de-
B
demo
C
-tical
D
-ly
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-al = "pertaining to"inter- = "between, among"judge = "decide"ment = "mind"nation = "country"

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nationel
B
jugement
C
mentil
D
international
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Which sentence uses principal correctly?

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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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Looking at the gray sky, Beckie wondered ___________ the ___________ would ruin the class trip.Which words complete the sentence correctly?

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

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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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Which pair of words shares the same suffix?

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enjoyable, teachable
B
disappoint, disrepair
C
mistake, misery
D
angrily, angered
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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.

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fictional names
B
family names
C
scientific names
D
symbolic names

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