Root Words Lesson 1

Root Words Lesson 1

man, ped, port, mal, tele

man

hand

Examples:

manual- by hand

manicure- care of hands

manuscript- written by hand

mandate-order or command carried out by hand

Multiple Choice

to move or control by hand

• infinite

• manipulate

• reject

• pedal

Multiple Choice

a chain used to chain someone's wrists or ankles together; handcuffs

• astroid

• manacle

• binocular

• monument

Multiple Choice

to direct the course

• maneuver

• manager

• manure

• manners

ped

foot

Examples:

pedal- a lever moved with one's foot

peddler- someone who goes door to door on foot

pedicure- foot treatment

impediment- something that stands in one's way

Multiple Choice

A person who is walking

• pedal

• reject

• pedestrian

• trajectory

Multiple Choice

a support or foundation

• chair

• pedestal

• lamp

• ladder

Multiple Choice

a journey that is generally long and requires a lot of planning

• expedient

• pedigree

• expedition

• centipede

port

to carry

Examples:

export- to carry out of the country

import-to carry in to the country

report- writing that contains information

support- to carry the weight of something

Multiple Choice

Easy to move and carry

• microscope

• malnourished

• portfolio

• portable

Multiple Choice

a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or map

• carrier

• portfolio

• bin

• cart

Multiple Choice

to carry or move it from one place to another

• portage

• deport

• rapport

• tranport

mal

bad

Example:

malady- bad disease

malformed- badly formed

malign-evil natured

Multiple Choice

Weak or sick from not getting enough nourishment

• centurion

• maladjusted

• malnourished

• microscope

Multiple Choice

hatred that causes a strong desire to harm others

• malice

• melancholy

• perseverance

• enchanted

tele

far away

Examples:

telephone- a device for transmitting sound over distance

television- transmitting images over a distance

telescope- an instrument to view distant objects

telegraph- an instrument to write messages transmitted over a distance

Multiple Choice

Carried far away

• automatic

• teleport

• telephone

• rupture

rupt

break

Examples:

erupt- to burst open with force

disrupt- to break up

corrupt- to break away from honesty

abrupt- sudden break from whats expected

Multiple Choice

Something that

breaks

someone’s concentration

• disrupts

• telekinesis

• transport

• erupt

Multiple Choice

stops or breaks into what a a person is doing.

• interrupt

• working

• continuity

• intervention

Multiple Choice

unrest or disorder

• bankrupt

• corrupt

• erupt

• disrupt