Root Words Test #3

Front

pro

Back

for, before, forward, in place of

Front

quattuor

Back

four

Front

metron

Back

measure

Front

quadrille

Back

A type of dance for four couples.

Front

objected

Back

To express or feel disapproval.

Front

prefix

Back

A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

Front

suffix

Back

A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

Front

root word

Back

The base part of a word that carries its primary meaning.

Front

etymology

Back

The study of the origin of words and how their meanings have changed.

Front

synonym

Back

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.