Question

choosing vocabulary
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read the sentence.
from a prior scene, the audience knew that the lead was hysterical because of the contemptible villain.
suffixes help a reader understand the meanings of words. which words in the sentence have suffixes? select three answers.
prior
audience
hysterical
contemptible
villain

Explanation:

• hysterical: The suffix is "-ical". The root word is "hysteri-".
• contemptible: The suffix is "-ible". The root word is "contempt-".
• "prior" has no suffix.
• "audience" has no suffix.
• "villain" has no suffix.

Answer:

C. hysterical, D. contemptible