Knowledge of Words 6

Based on your knowledge of roots, the word inspection means _____.

• a close friend

• a close look

• a close object

• a close city

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Based on your knowledge of affixes, the word scribble means _____.

• to move carelessly

• to write carelessly

• to speak carelessly

• to clean carelessly

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Based on your knowledge of affixes, the word democracy means _____.

• a government with equal rights

• a government with a president

• a government by the rich

• a government by the people

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root, "dic/dict" as in "dictionary," "dictator," and "contradict," most likely means...

• lie

• say or declare

• words

• writing

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root, "auto," means self. Therefore, the word autobiography means...

• a story about a person's life written by another person

• a fictional story about someone taking selfies

• a story about a person's life, written by that person

• a fictional story about understanding your true identity

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root, "equi" as in "equitable," "equidistant," and "equivalent," most likely means...

• egocentric

• equal

• strange

• different

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Read the dictionary entry.

agree·able \ə-ˈgrē-ə-bəl\ adj 1: pleasing to the mind or senses 2: ready or willing to agree 3: able to be accepted

What is something you can learn about the word agreeable from this dictionary entry?

• It has a Latin suffix.

• One meaning is ready or willing to agree.

• It is related to the word agreeably.

• One meaning is the opposite of unpleasant.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the dictionary entry.

agree·able \ə-ˈgrē-ə-bəl\ adj 1: pleasing to the mind or senses 2: ready or willing to agree 3: able to be accepted

What is the part of speech of the word agreeable?

• adjective

• noun

• verb

• adverb

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Read the dictionary entry.

agree·able \ə-ˈgrē-ə-bəl\ adj 1: pleasing to the mind or senses 2: ready or willing to agree 3: able to be accepted

Which part of the dictionary entry tells the pronunciation of the word agreeable?

• able to be accepted

• agree·able

• adj

• \ə-ˈgrē-ə-bəl\

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Read the dictionary entry and the sentence that follows.

insinuate: to introduce an idea gradually or in an indirect way

The rancher in the western movie insinuated that the young sheriff was a coward.

Which word has the same meaning as insinuated?

• suggested

• declared

• insisted

• bellowed

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C