Directional and number prefixes carry their meanings into hundreds of words, so this set keeps the focus tight on inter-, trans-, semi-, and multi-. You'll fix three sentences where an interstate stays inside one town, a semicircle is somehow whole, and a multilingual person speaks only one language. Fill-ins cover intermission, transfer, semi, and multitool.
The short-answer questions push you to define trans- with examples like transplant and transport, and to show how multi- shapes a word like multicolored. Lock these four prefixes in and longer Latin words start unfolding piece by piece.
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Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The interstate highway connects different streets within one small town.
Rewrite: The interstate highway connects roads that travel between different states.
2. Fix the sentence:
A semicircle is a complete circle with no parts missing.
Rewrite: A semicircle is exactly half of a circle.
3. Fix the sentence:
A multilingual person can only speak one single language.
Rewrite: A multilingual person can speak many different languages.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The prefix inter- means "between," so an intermission is a break that comes between two parts of a performance.
2. The prefix trans- means "across," so to transfer a letter means to send it across from one person to another.
3. A semi truck is one that is only half the size of a full truck, because semi- means half.
4. A multitool tool can do many tasks at once, because the prefix multi- means many.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Explain what the prefix trans- means and give two words that use it. Tell what each word means.
The prefix trans- means "across." The word transplant means to move a plant or organ across to a new place. The word transport means to carry something across from one location to another.
2. How does the prefix multi- change the meaning of a word? Give an example of a multi- word and explain it.
The prefix multi- means "many" and shows there is more than one of something. For example, multicolored means having many colors, like a rainbow painting.
Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The interstate highway connects different streets within one small town.
Rewrite: The interstate highway connects roads that travel between different states.
2) Fix the sentence:
A semicircle is a complete circle with no parts missing.
Rewrite: A semicircle is exactly half of a circle.
3) Fix the sentence:
A multilingual person can only speak one single language.
Rewrite: A multilingual person can speak many different languages.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The prefix inter- means "between," so an intermission is a break that comes between two parts of a performance.
2) The prefix trans- means "across," so to transfer a letter means to send it across from one person to another.
3) A semi truck is one that is only half the size of a full truck, because semi- means half.
4) A multitool tool can do many tasks at once, because the prefix multi- means many.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Explain what the prefix trans- means and give two words that use it. Tell what each word means.
The prefix trans- means "across." The word transplant means to move a plant or organ across to a new place. The word transport means to carry something across from one location to another.
2) How does the prefix multi- change the meaning of a word? Give an example of a multi- word and explain it.
The prefix multi- means "many" and shows there is more than one of something. For example, multicolored means having many colors, like a rainbow painting.
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