EXERCISES

ENGLISH 1. Vocabulary

A. Write the meaning of a given prefix and give two examples of it.

PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLES

1. Ob –
2. Ad –
3. Hemi –
4. Peri –
5. Retro –
6. Trans –
7. Pseudo –
8. Up –
9. Co –
10. De –

B. Write the meaning of a given root and give two examples of it.

ROOT MEANING EXAMPLES

1. cosmo, cosm
2. sum
3. frag, frac
4. hydr
5. log, loq, loc
6. macro
7. anim
8. phon
9. tele
10. vac

C. Write the meaning of a given suffix and give two examples of it.

NOUN-FORMING SUFFIXES EXAMPLES

1. –ee
2. –ment
3. –ice
4. –ance/ -ence
5. –hood
ADJECTIVE-FORMING SUFFIXES
6. –ly
7. –ious, -ous
8. –some
9. –ic
10. –ive
VERB-FORMING SUFFIXES
11. –ize/ise
12. –en
13. –ate
14. –ify/ -fy

D. Encircle the letter of the best answer.

SYNONYMS: Select the word that has nearly the same meaning as the given word.

1. CONTRABAND a. Legal
 b. Unknown 6. LACHRYMOSE
c. Prohibited a. Gay
d. Substandard b. Tearful
2. IDIOSYNCASY c. Sunny
a. Normality d. Fire
b. Depression 7. TACITNESS
c. Selfishness a. Express
d. Peculiarity b. Straightforward
3. RECTIFY c. Correct
a. Clean d. Implicit
b. Correct 8. SALABILITY
c. Scold a. Marketable
d. Straighten b. Depressing
4. OBFUSCATE c. Useless
a. Clarify d. Unknown
b. Confuse 9. MEDIOCRE
c. Block a. Supreme
d. Enlighten b. Impractical
5. COLLUSION c. Fine
a. Disagreement d. Abnormal
b. Dirt 10. PITHY
c. Friendship a. Brief
d. Connivance b. Windy
c. Redundant
ANTONYMS: Select the word that has the opposite meaning as the given word.

1. LUMINOUS 6. FABULIST
a. Dark a. Honest
b. Colourful b. Gossip
c. Bright c. Liar
d. Transparent d. Operator
2. ASYMMETRIC 7. GOUGE
a. Irregular a. Cheat
b. Immeasurable b. Clip
c. Skewed c. Undercharge
d. Balance d. Soak
3. INCESSANT 8. LACUNATE
a. Perishable a. Omission
b. Intermittent b. Abundance
c. Prolonged c. Need
d. certain d. Necessity
4. MALADY 9. NUBBLE
a. Complaint a. Block
b. Manly b. Little
c. Illness c. Nub
d. Strength d. Chunk
5. INFALLIBLE 10. AUDACIOUS
a. Faulty a. Assertive
b. Acceptable b. Cocky
c. Difficult c. Modest
d. Flawless d. Brazen

E. CONTEXT CLUES: Choose the best meaning to the word that is underlined and highlight the subordinating conjunction in
every sentence.
1. Tommy was a real avid baseball card collector. He inherited the desire to collect cards because his dad had a collection, too.
a. Eager
b. Careless
c. Apart
d. Fearful
2. It was gratifying to see how she acted toward her grandmother because her grandmother was always kind to her.
a. Pleasing
b. Nervous
c. Aggravating
d. Unclear
3. He cut the paper precisely on the line, and it fit perfectly in the grooves of the picture frame.
a. Exactly
b. Embellish
c. Outer
d. Advance
4. The boy tried to justify his actions to his mother by explaining the reasons why he did what he did.
a. Depend
b. Prove
c. Strict
d. Concourse
5. Hyacinth was clever enough to figure out the message, although it was cryptic.
a. Obvious
b. Intelligent
c. Mysterious
d. Informal
6. The zookeepers ushered us to safety because a feral animal was reported to be on the loose.
a. Tame
b. Wild
c. Fast
d. Furry
7. The actress who was well-known in the early 2000s is trying to revive her flagging career.
a. Piece of cloth
b. Mark as important
c. Signal to stop
d. Declining
8. She did several backbends in a row to show how limber she was, so that she could be chosen for the squad.
a. Enthused
b. Responsive
c. Likely
d. Flexible