How a word changes form, and what its root means

Grade 11 Reading Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari checks four sentences from a student-council report. In which sentence is every form of presume right?

   • It was a presume that the gym was free, and it was presumptuous to book it without asking.
   • It was a presumption that the gym was free, and it was presumption to book it without asking.
   • It was a presumption that the gym was free, and it was presumptuous to book it without asking.
   • It was a presumptuous that the gym was free, and it was presumptuous to book it without asking.
2. 2.

   The rules ___ glass bottles on the deck, and they ___ a shower before every swim. Luz fills two blanks on a pool-rules sign. Which pair of words fits the blanks in order?

   • prescribe … proscribe
   • proscribe … prescribe
   • proscribe … transcribe
   • describe … prescribe

3. Read this first

   Sentence

   When the final scores went up on the screen, the excitement in the gym was palpable; people said they could almost feel it in the air.

4. 3.

   Tala reads a line from a school-paper sports story. What does palpable mean here?

   • to touch or stroke
   • so strong it could be felt
   • too faint to notice
   • pleasant to taste
5. 4.

   Jun checks four sentences from a coach's practice log. In which sentence is every form of repeat right?

   • The drill's repetition made practice feel repetition, so the coach changed it.
   • The drill's repetition made practice feel repeat, so the coach changed it.
   • The drill's repetitive made practice feel repetitive, so the coach changed it.
   • The drill's repetition made practice feel repetitive, so the coach changed it.

6. Sentence

   The guide's clear facts helped ___ the myth that bats are blind, and the new count may ___ the town to protect the cave.

7. 5.

   Pia fills two blanks in a nature-center brochure. Which pair of words fits the blanks in order?

   • propel … compel
   • dispel … expel
   • dispel … compel
   • compel … dispel
8. 6.

   Milo checks four sentences from a robotics-team newsletter. In which sentence is every form of admire right?

   • The judges expressed admiration for the robot's steady arm, calling the design admirable.
   • The judges expressed admirable for the robot's steady arm, calling the design admirable.
   • The judges expressed admiration for the robot's steady arm, calling the design admiration.
   • The judges expressed admire for the robot's steady arm, calling the design admirable.

9. Sentence

   The trip will ___ a stop at the dam, but the steep trail may ___ a hike to the lookout for the youngest campers.

10. 7.

    Zee fills two blanks in a camp trip plan. Which pair of words fits the blanks in order?

    • preclude … include
    • conclude … preclude
    • include … preclude
    • include … seclude
11. 8.

    The volunteers marked each oak with indelible ink, so the numbers would last through years of rain. Kira reads a forestry club's report. What does indelible mean here?

    • easy to erase
    • unable to be erased
    • not fit to eat
    • to wipe out
12. 9.

    Ren checks four sentences from a poetry-class review. In which sentence is every form of exclaim right?

    • The exclamation in the poem's last line gives the ending an exclamation tone.
    • The exclamatory in the poem's last line gives the ending an exclamatory tone.
    • The exclaim in the poem's last line gives the ending an exclamatory tone.
    • The exclamation in the poem's last line gives the ending an exclamatory tone.
13. 10.

    The museum will ___ the old maps in a dim room, since low light and cool air ___ fading. Esme fills two blanks in a museum's plan for old maps. Which pair of words fits the blanks in order?

    • exhibit … inhabit
    • exhibit … inhibit
    • inhibit … exhibit
    • prohibit … inhibit