Writer's Choice Grade 8

Unit 23: Vocabulary and Spelling

Fill in the Blank

Using the word list below, select the correct word to finish the phrase.

Word List
  
plurals
antonyms
context clues
meanings
spelling
prefix
suffix
synonyms
contrast
root

1.

The surrounding words and sentences that can help you discover the meaning of an unfamiliar word are its
2.

The of a word gives clues about the word's main meaning.
3.

A/An is added to the beginning of a word.
4.

are words with opposite meanings.
5.

Words that have the same, or nearly the same, meaning are .
6.

Homophones sound alike but have different
7.

are usually formed by adding -s or -es and mean more than one.
8.

Homographs are words with the same but different meanings.
9.

But, however, and unlike signal .
10.

A/An is added to the end of a word.
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