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Read the sentence.


After the girls played waltzs on the pianos, the boys practiced singing their solos.


Which underlined plural noun is misspelled?


waltzs

solos

boys

pianos



Read the sentence.


Jack’s _____ behavior is a frequent topic of our conversation.


Which word gives Jack’s behavior the most negative connotation?


eccentric

curious

obnoxious

peculiar



Read the sentence.


Sally’s dexterous hands make simple work of even complex tasks, such as knitting.


Use context clues to determine the denotation of the underlined word.


knotty

skillful

tiny

busy



Read the sentence.


The women believe that the news media are misusing data to create a number of crisis.


Which underlined irregular plural noun is misspelled?


women

crisis

data

media



Choose the word pair that best completes the analogy.


PLUMBER : WRENCH :: _____


sailor : weather

firefighter : hose

patient : nurse

baker : chef

  1. Which prefix, when added to the root -cept-, creates a word meaning “to take or leave out”?

ir-

oc-

op-

ex-

Verified Answer :

For the first problem, the word waltzs is misspelled, as the plural of waltz is waltzes.

For the second problem, the word obnoxious gives Jack's behavior the most negative connotation.

For the third problem, the answer is skillful, because the sentence tells the reader that complex tasks are easy for her.

For the fourth problem, crisis is the irregular noun that is misspelled, as the plural of crisis is actually crises.

For the fifth problem, the answer is firefighter : hose, because a plumber uses a wrench to complete his work, as a firefighter similarly uses a hose.

For the last problem, the prefix is ex-, which creates the word except, the only word that fits the meaning stated in the problem. 

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