Question

he prefixes e, ef, and ex mean \something external or outwardly directed.\ match the vocabulary words to the sentence they complete. note, verbs may need to change endings to fit the sentence. n may need to be made plural. verb forms and plural forms of nouns are noted. 1. match the word to the sentence it completes. draggable item category elude - verb, to escape, as in to slip out of one’s grasp or memory; to get away. eluded, eluding. → the office staff ____ all the files that contained evidence of criminal behavior when they learned there was going to be an investigation. elapse - verb - to pass, as in time. elapsed, elapsing. → after many years, costly investigations and trials, the accused was __. expatriate - as a verb, to leave one’s country or to be banished. expatriated, expatriating; as a noun, a person living outside their native country. expatriates. → the protagonist was unable to __ herself from her enemies’ plots. expurgate - verb - to remove something objectionable, a form of purification by removing offensive things. expurgated, expurgating. → jill was attractive and __, and so she had many admiring friends. exonerate - verb - free from blame. exonerated, exonerating → richard’s expansive vocabulary __ in a lovely and interesting conversation. extricate - verb - free from a constraint or difficulty, untangle. extricated, extricating. → the names and dates on old gravestones have been __ by time and weather. emit - verb, to give off. emitted, emitting. → can you believe that a full week of school has already __? emanate - verb - to flow forth from. emanated, emanating. → in the 1920s, many american writers and artists lived in france as __. efface - verb - erase from a surface; make oneself disappear. effaced, effacing. → the criminal mastermind __ the police once again, so they had to call in sherlock holmes. effervescent - adjective - lively, bubbly, fizzy. → the smoke detector ____ a piercing noise to prevent people from sleeping through its alarm in the event of fire.

Explanation:

1. "The office staff ______ all the files..." - Need to remove objectionable files, so EXPURGATE (past tense: expurgated).
2. "After many years... the accused was ______" - Free from blame, so EXONERATE (past tense: exonerated).
3. "The protagonist was unable to ______ herself..." - Free from a difficulty (enemies’ plots), so EXTRICATE.
4. "Jill was attractive and ______" - Lively, bubbly, so EFFERVESCENT.
5. "Richard’s expansive vocabulary ______ in a conversation" - Flow forth (vocabulary in conversation), so EMANATE (past tense: emanated).
6. "Names and dates on gravestones have been ______" - Erase from surface, so EFFACE (past participle: effaced).
7. "A full week of school has already ______" - Time passing, so ELAPSE (past participle: elapsed).
8. "Many American writers... lived in France as ______" - Person living outside native country, so EXPATRIATE (noun: expatriates).
9. "The criminal mastermind ______ the police" - Escape from grasp, so ELUDE (past tense: eluded).
10. "The smoke detector ______ a noise" - Give off, so EMIT (past tense: emitted).

Answer:

1. EXPURGATE (expurgated) → The office staff expurgated all the files...
2. EXONERATE (exonerated) → After many years... the accused was exonerated.
3. EXTRICATE → The protagonist was unable to extricate herself...
4. EFFERVESCENT → Jill was attractive and effervescent...
5. EMANATE (emanated) → Richard’s expansive vocabulary emanated...
6. EFFACE (effaced) → The names and dates... have been effaced...
7. ELAPSE (elapsed) → A full week of school has already elapsed.
8. EXPATRIATE (expatriates) →...lived in France as expatriates.
9. ELUDE (eluded) → The criminal mastermind eluded the police...
10. EMIT (emitted) → The smoke detector emitted a noise...