Question

sentence check 2

at the company luncheon, every new (—ployee)
en-, em-
was invited up to the (micro—)

to say a few introductory words.

because i’m allergic to all kinds of perfumes, my (—perspirant)

must be (odor—)

as part of her recover from an auto accident, my mother has (—weekly)

appointments with a physical therapist. the therapist is a
wonderful person with ample patience. once, when my mother was short of cash, he even allowed her to (—date)

the check she paid him
with.

no one (—fered)

with the mad scientist’s plans because he worked in a hidden lab in a(n) (—basement)

under the
laundry room in his basement.

years ago, people sent (tele—s)

when they wanted messages to arrive quickly. they knew that recipients would open and (in—)

them immediately.

anti- bi- graph, gram inter- less post- spect sub- phon

Explanation:

Each blank is filled by selecting the appropriate prefix/suffix from the provided list to form a valid word that fits the sentence context.

1. For "micro...", the suffix forms a word for a small stage: use -graph; -gram → microphone (a device for speaking to a group, fitting the luncheon context).
2. For "(-perspirant)", the prefix means "against" to target perfume allergies: use anti- → antiperspirant.
3. For "odor...", the suffix means "without" to describe perfume-free: use -less → odorless.
4. For "(-weekly)", the prefix means "two" to describe twice-weekly appointments: use bi- → biweekly.
5. For "(-date)", the prefix means "after" to describe delaying a check: use post- → postdate.
6. For "(-fered)", the prefix means "among" to describe people agreeing: use inter- → interfered (corrected context: no one interfered with his hidden plans).
7. For "(-basement)", the prefix means "below" to describe a lower space: use sub- → subbasement.
8. For "tele...s", the suffix forms a word for quick messages: use -graph; -gram → telegrams.
9. For "(in...)", the suffix means "look at" to describe opening and reading: use spect → inspect.

Answer:

1. (micro...) → microphone (using -graph; -gram)
2. (-perspirant) → antiperspirant (using anti-)
3. (odor...) → odorless (using -less)
4. (-weekly) → biweekly (using bi-)
5. (-date) → postdate (using post-)
6. (-fered) → interfered (using inter-)
7. (-basement) → subbasement (using sub-)
8. (tele...s) → telegrams (using -graph; -gram)
9. (in...) → inspect (using spect)