31 Jan 20. A company for which you work

Question 1

1. In which one of these sentences is a prefix used in an italicized word?

A. She was solely to blame for the quarrel.

B. He left when she shouted at him.

C. She pleaded with him not to leave.

D. She was ungrateful for his help.

Question 2

2. Among the following words, which one derives its prefix from an old verb meaning to learn?

A. Confute

B. Consult

C. Contradict

D. Connive

Question 3

3. If a monoplane has a single wing, then you can assume that a _______ has two wings.

A. multiplane

B. hemiplane

C. biplane

D. demiplane

Question 4

4. Which one of the following words contains both a prefix and a suffix?

A. Unchain

B. Creator

C. Sweetening

D. Disclaimer

Question 5

5. While on vacation at a beach, you notice a sandbar that seems to be sinking, day by day, into the ocean. To describe it, you wish to give the word permanent a negative meaning. Which of the following is a correctly spelled word that means “not permanent”?

A. Ilpermanent

B. Irpermanent

C. Inpermanent

D. Impermanent

Question 6

6. Which of the following words contains an inflectional ending?

A. Churches

B. Slowly

C. Energetic

D. Management

Question 7

7. A historical story tells of a northward voyage taken by a group of people. The suffix -ward implies

A. size.

B. manner.

C. speed.

D. direction.

Question 8

8. In the words prosecute, the prefix pro means

A. forward.

B. backward.

C. after.

D. before.

Question 9

9. While describing the types animals sold in a pet store, you wish to spell the plural of the word mouse. Which of the following is the correct spelling?

A. Mouse

B. Mices

C. Mouses

D. Mice

Question 10

10. Which of the following words contains a derivational suffix that tells you the word is a noun?

A. Symbolic

B. Satisfactory

C. Sustenance

D. Strolled

Question 11

11. You believe that a decision to change the working hours makes sense. Which suffix, when added to the root sens, will make the word an adjective that would describe the word decision?

A. -ible.

B. -ist.

C. -ish.

D. -ion.

Question 12

12. While you’re working in a sales office, the office manager says that the sales staff should try to use an empathetic tone when speaking with customers. In the word empathetic, the root means

A. to give.

B. to force.

C. to come.

D. to feel.

Question 13

13. While giving directions to your office, you wish to describe a road that has many lanes. Which one of the following prefixes means “many”?

A. Extra-

B. Intra-

C. Inter-

D. Multi-

Question 14

14. The words suffix and prefix share a common root, fix. This common root word means to

A. wish.

B. say.

C. organize.

D. fasten.

Question 15

15. Which one of the following words derives from a root word that’s an action verb?

A. Autograph

B. Resonant

C. Microscope

D. Auditorium

Question 16

16. Which one of the following suffixes would you add to the verb hate to convert it into a noun?

A. -d

B. -s

C. -er

D. -ing

Question 17

17. To create a word meaning “before the computer,” you would add the prefix _______ to the root word computer.

A. per-

B. para-

C. pre-

D. pro-

Question 18

18. The word retract can be changed to an adjective meaning “capable of being retracted” by adding the suffix

A. -ed.

B. -able.

C. -ance.

D. -er.

Question 19

19. You are explaining how to operate the gears of a machine to a new employee. To create a word meaning the opposite of engage, you would add the prefix

A. dis-.

B. intra-.

C. ante-.

D. demi-.

Question 20

20. A company for which you work expanded its products this year. You wish to use a form of the word great to describe how much they’ve expanded. To change great to an adverb, add the suffix

A. -er.

B. -ar.

C. -ly.

D. -ness.