8 questions
Fill in the blank:
1. If there is a _________ of rainfall during the growing season, farmers have to water their crops.
shortage
short age
shor tage
Fill in the blank:
2. Precipitation that falls on land flows slowly through the layers of soil to replenish the aquifer, an __________ layer of permeable rocks
un derground
under ground
underground
Fill in the blank:
3. Precipitation _________ rivers and lakes.
ref ill
refills
re fill
Fill in the blank:
4. Water is a ________ resource.
re newable
renew able
renewable
What smaller word is a part of each word that you filled in the blanks?
short, ground, fill, new
ground, fill
new, fill
What is that “smaller” word called?
root
prefix
suffix
Choose the prefixes of the words you used to fill in the blanks.
short, ground, fill, new
-age, -able
un-, re-, under-
Choose the suffixes of the words you used to fill in the blanks.
-age, -able
short, ground, fill, new
un-, re-, under-