Writer's Choice Grade 9

Unit 25: Vocabulary


1.	Which of the following is not a step for learning new words?
		A)	noticing new words
		B)	verifying meaning, using a dictionary
		C)	rhyming new words with familiar ones
		D)	using new words in speaking or writing


2.	Which of the following is not a context clue?
		A)	an example in the supporting details
		B)	a comparison with a familiar word
		C)	a cause-and-effect relationship
		D)	a dictionary entry


3.	Which word indicates that a comparison is being made?
		A)	like
		B)	but
		C)	because
		D)	likewise


4.	A ________ is a word ending that changes the word's meaning.
		A)	suffix
		B)	prefix
		C)	synonym
		D)	compound


5.	Which of the following roots means "know"?
		A)	man
		B)	sci
		C)	viv
		D)	gen


6.	Which of the following prefixes means "not"?
		A)	mis-
		B)	de-
		C)	dis-
		D)	sub-


7.	Adding -ness to a word root changes that word's part of speech to a/an _______.
		A)	verb
		B)	noun
		C)	adjective
		D)	adverb


8.	Which of the following word roots means "go"?
		A)	trac
		B)	anima
		C)	ced
		D)	arch


9.	What is the prefix of the word unfriendly?
		A)	un-
		B)	-ly
		C)	friend
		D)	unfriendly


10.	Vocabulary building strategies include all but _____________.
		A)	using a thesaurus
		B)	playing word games
		C)	reading extensively
		D)	writing extensively


11.	Which of the following suffixes means "full of"?
		A)	-ant
		B)	-ous
		C)	-tion
		D)	-able