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Word study #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| unpredictable | un- predict -able |
| un- | not |
| predict | say what you think will happen |
| -able | able to be |
| unpredictable meaning | not able to be known ahead of time |
| The weather was unpredictable, changing from sunshine to heavy rain without warning. | correct |
| Maya was unpredictable because she carefully followed the exact same schedule every day. | incorrect |
| Use unpredictable in a sentence. | unpredictable |
| reusable | re- use -able |
| re- | again |
| use | put something to work |
| -able | able to be |
| reusable meaning | able to be used again |
| Carlos threw away his reusable bottle because it was designed to be used only once. | incorrect |
| Aubrey filled her reusable water bottle again after lunch. | correct |
| Use reusable in a sentence. | reusable |
| disagreement | dis- agree -ment |
| dis- | not or apart |
| agree | have the same opinion |
| -ment | condition or result |
| disagreement meaning | a situation in which people have different opinions |
| Sawyer and David had a disagreement because Sawyer wanted to play soccer and David wanted to play basketball. | correct |
| Paisley and Penelope had a disagreement when they both said they completely agreed with each other. | incorrect |
| Use disagreement in a sentence. | disagreement |
| prehistoric | pre- histor -ic |
| pre- | before |
| histor | history or the past |
| -ic | relating to |
| prehistoric meaning | relating to a time before written history |
| William called his brand-new Chromebook prehistoric because it had just been made. | incorrect |
| Julian read about prehistoric animals that lived before people kept written records. | correct |
| Use prehistoric in a sentence. | prehistoric |
| invisible | in- vis -ible |
| in- | not |
| vis | see |
| -ible | able to be |
| invisible meaning | not able to be seen |
| The clear fishing line was nearly invisible beneath the water. | correct |
| Jackson said the bright red fire truck was invisible because everyone could easily see it. | incorrect |
| Use invisible in a sentence. | invisible |
| transportation | trans- port -ation |
| trans- | across |
| port | carry |
| -ation | act or process |
| transportation meaning | the act or system of moving people or things from place to place |
| Carlos said his delicious sandwich was transportation because he ate it for lunch. | incorrect |
| Amari used a bus for transportation to travel across town. | correct |
| Use transportation in a sentence. | transportation |
| unsuccessful | un- success -ful |
| un- | not |
| success | achieving a desired result |
| -ful | full of or having |
| unsuccessful meaning | not achieving the desired result |
| Our first attempt to build the tower was unsuccessful because it fell over immediately. | correct |
| Dixie said her project was unsuccessful because she accomplished every goal she had set. | incorrect |
| Use unsuccessful in a sentence. | unsuccessful |
| misunderstood | mis- understand -ed |
| mis- | wrongly |
| understand | know the meaning of something |
| -ed | happened in the past |
| misunderstood meaning | understood something in the wrong way |
| Jaden misunderstood the directions and completed page 20 instead of page 12. | correct |
| Marissa misunderstood the directions when she did exactly what the teacher asked her to do. | incorrect |
| Use misunderstood in a sentence. | misunderstood |
| nonfiction | non- fiction |
| non- | not |
| fiction | made-up writing |
| nonfiction meaning | writing about real people, facts, or events |
| Malia chose a nonfiction book about sharks because she wanted to learn real facts about them. | correct |
| Andrew said the imaginary story about a talking dragon was nonfiction because none of it really happened. | incorrect |
| Use nonfiction in a sentence. | nonfiction |
| disrespectful | dis- respect -ful |
| dis- | not or opposite of |
| respect | show consideration for someone |
| -ful | full of or showing |
| disrespectful meaning | showing a lack of respect |
| Holding the door open and politely thanking a visitor was disrespectful. | incorrect |
| Interrupting someone while they are speaking can be disrespectful. | correct |
| Use disrespectful in a sentence. | disrespectful |
| preview | pre- view |
| pre- | before |
| view | see or look at |
| preview meaning | to see something before the main event |
| Isabella watched a preview of the movie to decide whether she wanted to see the whole movie. | correct |
| Julian watched a preview three days after he had already watched the entire movie. | incorrect |
| Use preview in a sentence. | preview |
| incorrect | in- correct |
| in- | not |
| correct | right or accurate |
| incorrect meaning | not right or accurate |
| David said his answer of 12 was incorrect because 5 + 5 equals 10. | correct |
| Sawyer said his answer was incorrect because every part of his answer was completely right. | incorrect |
| Use incorrect in a sentence. | incorrect |
| rewrite | re- write |
| re- | again |
| write | put words on paper or in text |
| rewrite meaning | to write something again |
| Aubrey decided to rewrite her paragraph after receiving suggestions for improving it. | correct |
| Carlos rewrote his paragraph by leaving every single word exactly the same. | incorrect |
| Use rewrite in a sentence. | rewrite |
| unknown | un- know |
| un- | not |
| know | have information about something |
| unknown meaning | not known or familiar |
| The answer was unknown because every student in the class already knew it. | incorrect |
| The identity of the mysterious visitor remained unknown because nobody knew who the person was. | correct |
| Use unknown in a sentence. | unknown |
| careless | care -less |
| care | attention or concern |
| -less | without |
| careless meaning | without enough care or attention |
| Paisley was careless when she slowly checked every answer three times before turning in her paper. | incorrect |
| Leaving a Chromebook outside in the rain would be careless. | correct |
| Use careless in a sentence. | careless |
| hopeful | hope -ful |
| hope | want something good to happen |
| -ful | full of |
| hopeful meaning | feeling that something good may happen |
| William was hopeful that he would make the team after practicing every afternoon. | correct |
| Penelope was hopeful because she believed there was absolutely no chance anything good could happen. | incorrect |
| Use hopeful in a sentence. | hopeful |
| impossible | im- possible |
| im- | not |
| possible | able to happen or be done |
| impossible meaning | not able to happen or be done |
| Jackson said the easy problem was impossible after he quickly solved it correctly. | incorrect |
| It is impossible for Andrew to be sitting in two different classrooms at exactly the same time. | correct |
| Use impossible in a sentence. | impossible |
| disappear | dis- appear |
| dis- | away |
| appear | come into sight |
| disappear meaning | to go out of sight |
| The magician made the coin disappear, and suddenly Malia could no longer see it. | correct |
| The giant sign disappeared when workers added brighter lights so everyone could see it better. | incorrect |
| Use disappear in a sentence. | disappear |
| unfinished | un- finish -ed |
| un- | not |
| finish | complete something |
| -ed | having a condition |
| unfinished meaning | not completed |
| The puzzle was unfinished because every piece was correctly in place and the entire picture was complete. | incorrect |
| Marissa's drawing was unfinished because she still needed to color half of the picture. | correct |
| Use unfinished in a sentence. | unfinished |
| postgame | post- game |
| post- | after |
| game | a contest or activity |
| postgame meaning | happening after a game |
| Sawyer and Carlos attended a postgame celebration after their soccer game ended. | correct |
| The team held its postgame meeting two hours before the game started. | incorrect |
| Use postgame in a sentence. | postgame |
| autobiography | auto- bio -graphy |
| auto- | self |
| bio | life |
| -graphy | writing or recording |
| autobiography meaning | a person's written account of his or her own life |
| Dixie wrote an autobiography about Abraham Lincoln's life instead of writing about herself. | incorrect |
| The athlete wrote an autobiography describing important events from her own life. | correct |
| Use autobiography in a sentence. | autobiography |
| audible | aud -ible |
| aud | hear |
| -ible | able to be |
| audible meaning | able to be heard |
| The alarm was audible because it made absolutely no sound. | incorrect |
| Although Julian whispered, his voice was still audible to the students sitting nearby. | correct |
| Use audible in a sentence. | audible |
| photographic | photo -graphic |
| photo | light |
| -graphic | relating to recording or images |
| photographic meaning | relating to photographs or photography |
| The museum displayed photographic images taken more than one hundred years ago. | correct |
| Jaden said the empty wall was a photographic display even though it contained no photographs or images. | incorrect |
| Use photographic in a sentence. | photographic |
| irregular | ir- regular |
| ir- | not |
| regular | normal or following a pattern |
| irregular meaning | not regular or not following a normal pattern |
| The perfectly spaced squares formed an irregular pattern because every row was exactly alike. | incorrect |
| Penelope noticed that the stones formed an irregular pattern with different shapes and uneven spaces. | correct |
| Use irregular in a sentence. | irregular |
| disconnect | dis- connect |
| dis- | apart |
| connect | join together |
| disconnect meaning | to separate something that was connected |
| Before moving the computer, Andrew disconnected the cable from the wall. | correct |
| Jackson disconnected the two blocks by snapping them tightly together. | incorrect |
| Use disconnect in a sentence. | disconnect |
| biography | bio -graphy |
| bio | life |
| -graphy | writing or recording |
| biography meaning | a written account of another person's life |
| Isabella wrote a biography about the steps for solving a multiplication problem. | incorrect |
| Amari read a biography about Neil Armstrong to learn about his life. | correct |
| Use biography in a sentence. | biography |
| biology | bio -logy |
| bio | life |
| -logy | study of |
| biology meaning | the study of living things |
| In biology, Aubrey learned about plants, animals, and other living things. | correct |
| William studied biology to learn how to repair the engine in his grandfather's truck. | incorrect |
| Use biology in a sentence. | biology |
| visible | vis -ible |
| vis | see |
| -ible | able to be |
| visible meaning | able to be seen |
| The moon was visible because thick clouds completely blocked it from view. | incorrect |
| The rainbow became visible when the clouds moved and Paisley could clearly see it. | correct |
| Use visible in a sentence. | visible |
| vision | vis -ion |
| vis | see |
| -ion | act or process |
| vision meaning | the ability to see |
| The eye doctor tested Carlos's vision to see how clearly he could read the letters. | correct |
| David used his vision to hear the quiet music playing in the hallway. | incorrect |
| Use vision in a sentence. | vision |
| audience | aud -ience |
| aud | hear |
| -ience | group or state |
| audience meaning | a group of people who watch or listen to something |
| The actor was the audience because he was the only person performing on the stage. | incorrect |
| The audience listened quietly while Malia performed her song on stage. | correct |
| Use audience in a sentence. | audience |
| auditorium | aud -itorium |
| aud | hear |
| -itorium | place for |
| auditorium meaning | a large room where people gather to watch or listen to performances |
| The entire school gathered in the auditorium to listen to the concert. | correct |
| Janaiah put her pencil inside the auditorium because an auditorium is a tiny container for school supplies. | incorrect |
| Use auditorium in a sentence. | auditorium |
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