Root Words Practice 1

Root Words Practice 1

by Courtney Chatman

​Root Word Information

​-A root word is the most basic form of word that would have suffixes or prefixes added to it.

-A root word acts as the base of the word

​-Without the root, the entire word would not make sense

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Multiple Choice

What is a root word?

• The root of the problem in the story

• The most basic form of a word without prefixes and suffixes

• A word that tells you how to feel

• All words are root words

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root cred means?

Credit

Credible

Incredible

• friend

• believe

• around

• make

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root audi means?

Audio

Audience

Audition

• small

• together

• listen/hear

• far

​So why learn this?

-​Learning root words can help you understand unfamiliar words

-If you understand the base of something or the simplest form of a word, then you can figure out what the full word means

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root man means?

Manual

Manage

Maneuver

• speak

• shape

• go

• hand

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root port means?

Transport

Export

Porter

• carry

• three

• under

• less

Example

the root word 'consider' means to think about it.

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'-ate' is a verb for showing to others.

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So 'considerate' must be to show that you thought about others.

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root spect mean?

Inspect

Spectacle

Suspect

• over

• change

• watch

• land

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root tele means?

Telephone

Telescope

Telepathy

• from afar

• pull

• to make

• place

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root micro means?

Microscope

Microphone

Microscopic

• in

• down

• small

• through

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root mega means?

Megaphone

Megalopolis

Megabyte

• two

• over

• whole

• big

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root auto mean?

Autograph

Automobile

Autobiography

• self

• before

• one

• water

Multiple Choice

Given this word family, what do you think the root aqua means?

Aquarium

Aquamarine

Aquatic

• fire

• water

• solid

• under

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