Monday, October 22, 2012

8th Grade Prefix/Suffix Quiz

-->Match the following prefixes to the correct meaning.
1.  _____ trans-            A. Not, absence

2. _____ intr-               B. Across, beyond
3. _____ non-              C. Against
4. _____ pro-               D. Together
5. _____ anti-              E. Favor, support, before
6. _____ com-             F. Over, above
7. _____ con-              G. Together
8. _____ super-           H. Not 
9. _____ inter-            I. Between, among
10. _____ dis-              J. Into, inward



Match the following suffixes to the correct meaning.

11. _____ -en                A. In the state of, being
12. _____ -tude             B. Made of  
13. _____ -let                C. Action, practice
14. _____ -ship              D. Little, small 
15. _____ -ness             E. Resembling, like  
16. _____ -ess               F. Female
17. _____ -ous              G. Full of, having 
18. _____ -ize               H. Condition of, quality
19. _____ -ish               I. Condition of, quality, skill, rank
20. _____ -ism             J. To cause to be, become, to make
 








Friday, October 19, 2012

7th Grade Prefix/Suffix Quiz


-->Match the following prefixes to the correct meaning.


1_____ bi-              A. two, halves
2_____ un-             B. beyond, outside
3_____ re-              C. not
4_____ extra-         D. again
5_____ fore-          E. front
6_____ pre-           F. not
7_____ il-              G. incorrect, bad
8_____ im-            H. not
9_____ post-          I. before 
10_____ mis-         J. after

Match the following suffixes to the correct meaning.



10_____ -able/ible    A. act or state
12_____ -ate             B. one who, that which
13_____ -er/or          C. without
14_____ -ful             D. capable of
15_____ -ist             E. cause, make
16_____ -less           F. action, state of, result of
17_____ -ly             G. full of, characterized by
18_____ -ment        H. in the manner of    
19_____ -tion          I. one who  










Thursday, October 4, 2012

iPad Exploration Class

Today we will learn the following skills:
A. How to "right click" on an iPad
B. How to Copy and Paste
C. How to do internet research on an iPad
D. How to Comment on an Blog

Your assignment:
1. Search for an article from a .edu source about September 11th. Copy and paste the URL into the "comments" box below.
2. Find a Wikipedia article about sharks. Click on the hyperlinks below and select which one would be the best source for a science research paper about sharks. Copy and paste that URL into the comments box below.
3. Google search "The Giver." Find the URL of a PDF file for "The Giver" text. Copy and paste that URL into the box below.