Vocabulary Skills 2

Pre-, anti-, un- , and pro-, are examples of 

The roots "pleas" and "plac" as used in the words placate and pleasant mean:

If the root "phone" means sound, what does the prefix "tele-" mean in telephone? 

William annoys his friends because he is so _______________ with his money.

Which of the following is a free morpheme?

The smallest unit of language that holds meaning is called a/an ___. 

As used in the words misunderstand and mistake, the prefix mis- means  

-tion, -ed, -ment, and -ness are examples of

Tree, dog, true, and digit are examples of ___.

The root –plain as used in the words plaintive and complaint means:

A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is called a ____ morpheme.

The company spokesperson said that the president may have accidentally _____ during his speech.

The root -fuse as used in the words fusion and confuse means

 The root –jol as used in the words jolly and jollity means:

Why study morphemes?