The Latin prefix sub- means “under” or “beneath.” For instance, the word subtract means “to take away.” It comes from the Latin sub-, meaning “from below,” and trahere, meaning “to draw.” A. DIRECTIONS: Each word below contains the prefix sub-. Choose the word that best fits in each sentence, and write it on the line. suburb subversive submarine subway subsist substandard 1. The buses stopped running due to the blizzard, forcing us to take the instead. 2. My performance on the exam was , so opted to retake it in hopes of getting a better score. 3. I decided to move to a when my rent in the city was tripled. 4. The protesters were arrested on the grounds of providing pamphlets against the government. 5. The moved slowly beneath the surface of the water, invisible to the world above the sea. 6. Tyree vowed that he could on pizza and cake alone; we thought that a rather silly notion. B. DIRECTIONS: Reread the sentences in Part A. Then, match each word with its definition by writing the correct letter on the line. 1. suburb A. an outlying district of a city 2. subversive B. to feed, nourish, or sustain oneself 3. submarineC. seeking to undermine the power of an established institution 4. subwayD. an underground electric railway 5. subsist E. a vessel designed to operate underwater 6. substandard F. below the usual standard

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The Latin prefix sub- means “under” or “beneath.” For instance, the word subtract means “to take away.” It comes from the Latin sub-, meaning “from below,” and trahere, meaning “to draw.”  A. DIRECTIONS: Each word below contains the prefix sub-. Choose the word that best fits in each sentence, and write it on the line. suburb    subversive    submarine    subway    subsist    substandard 1. The buses stopped running due to the blizzard, forcing us to take the instead. 2. My performance on the exam was           , so opted to retake it in hopes of getting a better score. 3. I decided to move to a            when my rent in the city was tripled. 4. The protesters were arrested on the grounds of providing            pamphlets against the government. 5. The            moved slowly beneath the surface of the water, invisible to the world above the sea. 6. Tyree vowed that he could            on pizza and cake alone; we thought that a rather silly notion. B. DIRECTIONS: Reread the sentences in Part A. Then, match each word with its definition by writing the correct letter on the line. 1.       suburb A. an outlying district of a city 2.       subversive  B. to feed, nourish, or sustain oneself 3.       submarineC. seeking to undermine the power of an established institution 4.       subwayD. an underground electric railway 5.       subsist E. a vessel designed to operate underwater 6.       substandard F. below the usual standard

GPT-4o mini · Answer

A. DIRECTIONS: Each word below contains the prefix sub-. Choose the word that best fits in each sentence, and write it on the line.

The buses stopped running due to the blizzard, forcing us to take the subway instead.
My performance on the exam was substandard, so I opted to retake it in hopes of getting a better score.
I decided to move to a suburb when my rent in the city was tripled.
The protesters were arrested on the grounds of providing subversive pamphlets against the government.
The submarine moved slowly beneath the surface of the water, invisible to the world above the sea.
Tyree vowed that he could subsist on pizza and cake alone; we thought that a rather silly notion.

B. DIRECTIONS: Match each word with its definition by writing the correct letter on the line.

suburb → A. an outlying district of a city
subversive → C. seeking to undermine the power of an established institution
submarine → E. a vessel designed to operate underwater
subway → D. an underground electric railway
subsist → B. to feed, nourish, or sustain oneself
substandard → F. below the usual standard