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Vocabulary in context and word formation

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

Explain how context clues help you find the meaning of a word, and work out the meaning of "frugal" in: "She was so frugal that she saved half of her pocket money every week."

Question 2 of 10

Question 2 of 10

The suffix "-less" in "careless" means

Question 3 of 10

Question 3 of 10

The adjective formed from "nation" is

Question 4 of 10

Question 4 of 10

The suffix "-er" in "teacher" means

Question 5 of 10

Question 5 of 10

The noun formed from "kind" is ___.

Question 6 of 10

Question 6 of 10

The prefix in "impossible" is ___.

Question 7 of 10

Question 7 of 10

"Pre" means "after".

Question 8 of 10

Question 8 of 10

The prefix "pre-" in "preview" means

Question 9 of 10

Question 9 of 10

Choose the word that best completes: The medicine had an ___ effect; she recovered in a day.

Question 10 of 10

Question 10 of 10

Explain what prefixes and suffixes are, with three examples of each and their meanings.

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the BECE. They are not WAEC past questions.