Choose one of the "ject" words to complete the sentence.
1. My VCR will not (eject) my tape.
2. The pen became a (projectile) when it was thrown across the room.
3. A diabetic may have to (inject) insulin with a needle.
4. Do you really know they will get married, or is that just (conjecture)?
5. The school will automatically (reject) your application if you don't pay the fee first.
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Here are some other words where "pre" means before
pretext, predecessor, preconception, precede, preclude, precognition, preliminary, premeditate, premature, premonition, prenuptial, preordain, prerogative, prerequisite
Complete these sentences with the "pre" word. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
predict, prevent, preview, precaution, prefer, previous, prenatal, pre-owned, prelude, preoccupied, prequel, predisposed, preempt, preface, preprandial
1. I like to take a (preprandial) walk to work up my appetite for dinner.
2. I don't like it when the networks (preempt) my favourite TV shows because of sports.
3. One of the jobs of the meteorologist on the news is to (predict) tomorrow's weather.
4. Just as a (precaution), I always lock the car doors when I am driving.
5. Which of these coats do you (prefer) to wear tonight?
6. I don't think Mike heard a word I said because he was so (preoccupied) about his sick sister.
7. We got to the concert at the symphony hall just in time -- we barely sat down before the conductor started the (prelude).
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Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
1. (Unemployment) was a big problem in the Great Depression as many businesses shut down and people lost their jobs.
2. After a three week battle, the fort gave an (unconditional) surrender and was taken over.
3. When are you going to (unveil) your new painting?
4 I must have been (unconscious) during the whole movie -- I don't remember any of it!
5. The crowd at the game got so (unruly) that the game was stopped until they settled down.
6. If you are (uncertain) about which book to read, I will help you decide.
7. It's a good thing your dishes and furniture are unbreakable, with so many (unruly) children in the house!
8. Many people say you should (unplug) your computer in a thunderstorm so that lightning doesn't harm it.
9. It’s just (unconscionable) that he would order roast beef -- he is a vegetarian!
10. It is hard to read or hear about the (unthinkable) crimes that some people have committed.
11. It's (unthinkable) that my neat brother would ever let his house get untidy.
12. He is the most (unselfish) person I know - he would give everything he has away.
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Complete these sentences with the "therm" word that fits. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
1. Getting wet on a cool day and staying out side can lead to (hypothermia).
2. You can get a (thermometer) that will measure temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
3. I have a (thermos) full of coffee, piping hot.
4. A (thermal) blanket is designed to add a warm layer for cold weather, but not be too warm in warm weather.
5. The (isothermal) showed that it was 32 degrees in Boston, Massachusetts and 30 miles north of Cleveland, Ohio.
6. A (thermonuclear) bomb does more damage than other kinds of bombs, but is very expensive to make.
7. Spending too much time in the hot sun can cause (hyperthermia), which can be fatal.
8. That (endothermic) reaction got very, very cold.
9. Setting off a thermonuclear bomb is an example of an (exothermic) reaction because it sends out a lot of heat.
10. In Greenland, (geothermal) energy from hot springs is used to heat houses.
11. A tree farmer might want to study (dendrology).
12. That's an interesting rock! A (geologist) could tell you what it is.
13. The (thermostat) in my car broke, so it overheated.
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Complete these sentences with the bio- word that fits. Be sure review words learned in previous lessons.
1. My brother had a (biopsy) done on the lump on his elbow.
2. A (biology) class is where you learn about living things
3. You would have to write your own (autobiography).
4. Termites could not eat wood without other animals living inside them that digest the wood; this is an example of (symbiosis).
5. An (antibiotic) will help cure some diseases like strep throat.
6. Things that might spread an infection at a hospital have a (biohazard) label on them.
7. When fish glow in the dark it is called (bioluminescence).
8. I want to read the (biography) of the first President of the United States.
9. The desert, the swamps and the rain forest are all part of the big (biosphere).
10. If you put something (biodegradable) in the dump, eventually it will rot away.
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