Roots: Unit 2 Pre-Test

What is the definition of the root word hydr?

• water
• dirt
• hot
• life

Which word means operated by the pressure of fluid?

• hydrant
• hydrate
• hydroplane
• hydraulic

What is the definition of the root word port?

• sound
• hear
• pull
• carry

What is the definition of the root word phon?

• talk
• sound
• word
• light

Which word means to cause things to agree in time and to make things happen at the same speed?

• chronicle
• chronic
• synchronize
• chronological

What is the definition of the root word chron?

• water
• space
• time
• plants

What is the definition of the root word bio?

• star
• life
• science
• happy

Which word means a method of teaching people to read and pronounce words by learning the sounds of letters, letter groups, and syllables.

• phonics
• homophone
• micrphone
• saxophone

Which word means easy to carry around?

• portable
• import
• deport
• export

Which word means a drug used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections?

• biodegradable
• antibiotic
• biohazard
• biology