PAREF – Westbridge School, Inc.

Private School for Boys

La Paz, Iloilo City

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: 12/2/08 Score: ___________

Grammar IV (UT 1-3rd Quarter) Parent’s Signature: ______________

I. Identify the Latin or Greek root words of the underlined words in the following sentences and
give the meaning of the root word.

Example:

Root Meaning

metre measure 1. The thermometer was bought to measure your body temperature.

Root Meaning

1. The sympathetic friend always provides a good quality time to listen to

__________ ___________ someone who suffers from unfortunate events and heartaches.
2. Prof. Tan is known for her verbose attitude. She tends to speak in
magnificent spead that the listeners cannot anymore understand what she
__________ ___________
utters.
3. Many department stores give a tempting discount on their latest television. I
once inquired and shocked of the offer.
4. The victims of the flood are still there in the school that served as the
evacuation center after that promising calamity.
__________ ___________ 5. When I was young, I thought of becoming a world-renowned geographer for I
was fascinated by the structure and components of the Earth’s surface.

__________ ___________
6. Last night, I really had a very bad experience of burning my midnight
candle. I really have to memorize all affixes that we covered in the class.
7. Candy bought another edition of her collection entitled “Extraterrestrial”.
__________ ___________ She loves to read books that talk about unidentified flying objects and life in
the outer space.
8. The manuscript looks dull that I can’t even read a word from it.
9. The current trend of business today is that it includes neologizing words to
__________ ___________
create something new.
10. The conference last week did not emphasize the brilliant ingenuities of
ancient scholars. It features the oddest philosophies that were ever thought

__________ ___________ by these so called “intelligence quitters”.

11. My cousin applied for Jeddah. He heard that that country has a big need of
skilled workers thus making him interested. He is into engine operation.
12. Marne, my old time friend, already passed the Medical board Exams. Now I
__________ ___________ think she is focusing in Pediatrics because she said before that she really
love kids.

__________ ___________ 13. I forgot to pull the plug of the vacuum when I left the house. I hope Sheryl
will notice it and do the unplugging for me.
14. It is always a pleasure for people to share something that they have. It is
truly a benevolent act to do.
__________ ___________
15. Mr. Tuvillo gave me a heartbreaking grade in Physics. Imagine after all those
night I only have a 2.5?
II. Identify the word that satisfies the required part of speech with the help of affixes.
Example:
1. inform information (noun)
1. differ __________ (adjective) 6. tardy __________ (noun)
2. child __________ (adjective) 7. president __________ (noun)
3. advise __________ (noun) 8. romance __________ (adjective)
4. happy __________ (adverb) 9. solid __________ (verb)
5. memory __________ (adjective) 10. fruit __________ (adjective)

III. Context Clues. Read the passage below and try to determine the meaning of the underlined words
by studying the context. Right after the passage is a vocabulary test. Choose the meaning that most
closely related to the meaning of the word as it was used in the passage. Write the letter of your
choice on the blanks provided.

The New Englander was a product of glaciation, rugged climate, and Calvinism. Glaciers
had scored the country into a land narrow valleys, swiftly flowing streams, and thin soil.
The endless stone fences of New England demonstrate the toil involved in scratching a
living from such a land. It was a difficult for one family to care for many backbreaking
acres, so the individual farms tended to be small. In the South, where broad rivers
drained wide savannahs, people lived more spaciously. It is significant that here the
gatherings were usually social events. Southerners met to enjoy themselves. New
Englanders, however, met to improve themselves and others.
It was fortunate for later generations of Americans that New England
settlers had great appreciation for property, especially in the form of land. For
generations, land had been the symbol of prestige in England. The decline of feudalism
and the emergence of the capitalist class brought many landless British farmers to
America. In America they could not only work the land, but they could also acquire
property, which was considered the mark of a superior person.

___ 1. glaciation a. flooding b. icing process c. snow d. sleet

___ 2. Calvinism a. hedonism b. religious doctrine c. atheism d. agnostic
___ 3. scored a. multitude b. tallied c. notched d. billed
___ 4. toil a. pleasure b. work c. drudge d. earth
___ 5. significant a. inconsequential b. important c. illustrious d. warning
___ 6. savannahs a. grassy plains b. deserts c. mountains d. beaches
___ 7. generations a. age group b. procreation c. 30 years d. growth
___ 8. feudalism a. European economic system b. fascism c. warsd. equality
___ 9. capitalist a. business investor b. cooperative ownership c. state-owned d. worker
___10. acquire a. forfeit b. convey c. obtain d. cultivate

IV. Match the word list in the left to its meaning in the right by writing the letter of the corresponding
word meaning on the blanks provided.

___ 1. exhort a. difficult to understand

___ 2. indigenous b. flimsy
___ 3. dilittante c. malaise
___ 4. obstreperous d. magical change
___ 5. pejorative e. disparaging
___ 6. cursory f. casual
___ 7. metamorphosis g. amateur
___ 8. esoteric h. unruly
___ 9. tenuous i. encourage
___10. malaise j. native to
V. Give five out of seven vocabulary strategies discussed in class. Tell something about it by giving
t0he concepts and examples to merit you 5 points for each.
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VI. Essay. Discuss the following items comprehensively.

1. Discuss the nature, scope, kinds, and definition of morpheme. (10 points)
2. Differentiate free and bound morpheme. (5 points)