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This pulls examples from past Va SOL exams and practice material.
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Read the following sentence.

The membership fee is $125.00.

Adding the suffix -ship to the word member makes a word that means...
something from a member
the state of being a member
becoming a member again
the act of benefiting a member
Read this sentence.

Amy decided that some dates in a biography were not consistent with what she read in other resources.

Which word from this sentence has a prefix that means life?
decided
biography
consistent
resources
Read the sentence.

There were charcoal drawings of trees, leaves, rocks, and rivers, all done with great thoroughness, and detail.

In which word does -ness mean the same as it does in thoroughness?
buisness
harness
kindness
witness
Baby animals spend countless hours and large amounts of energy at play.

Adding the suffix -less to the word count makes a word that means...
counted often
counted incorrectly
needing to be counted
not able to be counted
The scientist used a microscope to analyze the organisms.

Which word from this sentence has a prefix that means small?
scientist
microscope
analyze
organisms
Read these words from the last section of a flier.

Free unlimited admission to the carnival.

In which word does un- have the same meaning as it does in unlimited?
union
unexpected
universe
underneath
Which word contains a prefix that means under?
impolite
preschool
subway
multicolored
In the family backyard he built gymnastic equipment for his seven children. Both parents encouraged their children to develop their athletic skills.

In which word does -ic have the same meaning as it does in gymnastic and athletic?
attic
topic
artistic
panic
Many students were surprised to learn they had completely missed basketball tryouts because of a misprint on the flier sent home over the summer.

Which word from this sentence has a prefix that means "wrong"?
many
learn
completely
misprint
I hire several people for my buisness; I am called an ______________.

Which word best completes the sentence?
employer
employee
employment
employ
When she looked closer, she realized the plastic was also hopelessly tangled around both of its legs.

Adding the suffixes -less and -ly to the word hope makes a word that means...
in a manner of being without hope
being without hope
full of hope previously
needing to have more hope
Which word contains a prefix meaning across?
transportation
typically
available
certification
I rule by the right of authority; they call me a ___________.
government
govern
governed
governor
Just fill out this form, drop it off at the school store, and listen to the announcements every morning.

In which word does -ment have the same meaning as it does in announcement?
cement
monument
element
judgment
Which word means "to be continually engaged in close, careful study"?
research
researcher
researching
researched
Which word comes from a root that means "head"?
capsized
feathery
position
hurtle