Ms. Sanchez is having her students develop nonsense words to practice using prefixes. Which nonsense word means 'something near a splock'?

Ms. Sanchez is having her students develop nonsense words to practice using prefixes. Which nonsense word means 'something near a splock'?

• A. antisplock
• B. intersplock
• C. megasplock
• D. parasplock

Answer: (D)

Prefixes set the relationship or property attached to a base word. In this case, the base is splock, and the prefixes change what the word implies about location or relation. Para- often means beside, alongside, or near. So parasplock would be a splock that is near or beside something else—i.e., “something near a splock.” The other options introduce different ideas: antis- would mean opposite or against, inter- would suggest between, and mega- would indicate something very large. Those meanings don’t match “near,” so parasplock is the best fit.

Prefixes set the relationship or property attached to a base word. In this case, the base is splock, and the prefixes change what the word implies about location or relation.

Para- often means beside, alongside, or near. So parasplock would be a splock that is near or beside something else—i.e., “something near a splock.” The other options introduce different ideas: antis- would mean opposite or against, inter- would suggest between, and mega- would indicate something very large. Those meanings don’t match “near,” so parasplock is the best fit.