Question

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write the missing prefix to complete the unfinished word in each sentence.

1. the ______animous billionaire donated money to rebuild all the schools damaged in

the hurricane.

1. the ______climate in the terrarium was a perfect mini rain forest.
2. the social studies, science, and history departments led a ______disciplinary study

of early settlers to the island.

1. the most ______able way to share a sandwich is to for one person to cut it in half

and for the other person to pick the half he or she wants.

1. the area comprising boston, new york, philadelphia, and washington, d.c., is often

referred to as a ______lopolis.

Explanation:

Each sentence is completed using the provided prefixes (equa-/equi-, magn-, mega-, micro-, multi-) by matching the prefix meaning to the sentence context:

1. "magn-" means large/great, fitting a generous billionaire (magnanimous = generous).
2. "micro-" means small, matching the mini rain forest terrarium (microclimate = small local climate).
3. "multi-" means many, for a study across multiple departments (multidisciplinary = across many fields).
4. "equi-" means equal, describing a fair way to share (equitable = fair/equal).
5. "mega-" means very large, for a huge connected urban area (megalopolis = large interconnected city region).

Answer:

1. magn
2. micro
3. multi
4. equi
5. mega