Vocab QUIZ for Of Mice and Men #2 - Version 3
For this quiz, make sure the endings of the words (such as verb endings) match how the word is used in the sentence from the book.
Along with examining the usage and context of an unfamilar or perplexing word in its surrounding sentence or "verbal environment," exploring inside a word or how words are put together can help you decipher its meaning. This is the study of etymology, or "the study of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes"; it's a useful as part of your "word attack skills" repertoire. Knowing the meaning of a word root, prefix, or suffix can unlock a number of words, much as a "master key" can unlock a number of doors.
Some word roots, prefixes and suffixes involved in these words include:
belli meaning war, as in belligerent, bellicose, rebel, rebellious, antebellum south
-ous meaning full of, as in contemptuous, monotonous, adventurous, famous, rebellious...
mono meaning one, as in monotonous,monotony, monorail, monogamy, monarch, monologue...
re- meaning back or again, as in retort, regenerate, regress, rearrange, remember, repress...
tort meaning twist, as in retort, extort, distort, contort, tortuous, torture...
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