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Prefixes in Sentences

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    Using sentences to derive prefix meaning
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  • Lindy loved to use semisweet chocolates when baking. Milk chocolate was just too sugary and dark chocolates tasted like bitter dirt! "Semi" means A. Complete B. Half C. Circle D. Sweet
    B. Half
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  • Thankfully, Kevin's camera had autofocus. He didn't know how to work all the buttons. "Auto" means A. Drive B. Half C. Water D. Self
    D. Self
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  • Gina's mom decided she could not hang out with our family anymore because we played violent video games. She was hypercritical of all Gina's friends. "Hyper" means A. Too Much B. Not Enough C. Halfway D. Under
    A. Too Much
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  • Mrs. LeJambre let me take my test again. Apparently, I had done a substandard job. "Sub" means A. Before B. Ocean C. Below D. Too Much
    C. Below
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  • His artwork was symmetrical. One side was a reflection of the other. "Sym" means A. Reckless B. Same C. Below D. Before
    B. Same
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  • The unicellular organism was made up of a single cell. I think its a type of bacteria! "Uni" means A. Smart B. Under C. Tiny D. One
    D. One
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  • The co-pilots smiled at each other. They had successfully landed the plane once again. "Co" means A. Apart B. Against C. Together D. Under
    C. With
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  • He wasn't concerned with the money in this small town. This banker dealt with macroeconomics and made deals all over the world! "Macro" means A. Complete B. Large C. Pasta D. Above
    B. Large
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  • Kara loves nonfiction stories. Fiction has too many dragons and fairies--she likes reading about things that are real. "Non" means A. Not B. Unsure C. Under D. Same
    A. Not
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  • Some animals eat plants. Some animals eat meat. Omnivores eat plants and meat! "Omni-" means A. None B. Under C. Big D. All
    D. All
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  • Authors often write prologues in the front of books. I wish they would just get to the story! "Pro" means A. After B. Middle C. Before D. Not
    C. Before
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  • John looked at his lopsided birdhouse. He had thought he was talented but now realized he was actually rather unskilled. "Un-" means A. Under B. Before C. Down D. Not
    D. Not
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  • When Derrik answer a question, Brad would blurt out all the information he knew. When Derrik got a B+, Brad would bring up his All-A report card. Brad constantly tried to upstage Derrik. "Up-" means A. Better B. Annoying C. Down D. Not
    A. Better
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  • Serena looked at the square. If she added all the sides together, she could calculate the perimeter. Unfortunately, the test was asking for area. "Peri" means A. Under B. Small C. All Around D. Multiply
    C. All Around
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  • Hope took a deep breath in and then exhaled. She was going to make it out of this haunted house alive. "Ex-" means A. Sad B. Former C. Out Of D. Opposite
    C. Out Of
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  • Violent behaviors (like kicking Ryan's shin) always have an antecedent (like Ryan calling your sister ugly.) "Ante" means A. Right B. Before C. Under D. Not
    B. Before
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