root words- foli

Week 1

Word of the Day

Root: foli

Meaning: leaf

foliage

■ Noun - a mass of leaves

on a plant, bush, tree, or
forest

portfolio

■ Noun - a portable case for

carrying sheets of paper

defoliant

■ Noun - a chemical which

causes green leaves to
drop off

foil

■ Noun - a thin sheet of

metal

exfoliate

■ Verb - to come apart or be

shed from a surface in
scales or layers

Multiple Choice

a portable case for carrying sheets or leaves of paper

• Portfolio noun

• Trefoil noun

• Defoliant noun

Multiple Choice

A chemical which causes green leaves to drop off

• Folio noun

• Foliage noun

• Defoliant noun

Multiple Choice

a thin sheet or leaf of metal

• Folic Acid noun

• Foil noun

• Folio noun

Open Ended

What does the word exfoliate mean?