5th Grade Root Word Quiz

What is the root word inside the word octopus that means EIGHT

• oct

• top

• octopus

Why does a "UNIcorn" have it's name?

select ALL THAT APPLY

• It only has 1 horn

• it has 2 horns

• Uni stands for one

If an animal was called a centipede it would have _______ legs.

• 100

• 10

• none

The word animal has the root word _____ in it. Which stands for life.

• anim

• aim

• animal

What does the root word "Med" mean?

• next to

• middle

• above

• below

The meaning of bio is

• life

• biome

• medicine

biography is the study of someone's

• death

• life

If a mother has a set of "septuplets" how many babies does she have at once?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 7

If you have a PHOBIA of something you are _____ of it.

• scared

• excited

• happy

What is the root word in the word vision that means "to see"?

• vis

• glasses

• ion

• sion