Root words (rupt, mit/mis, tract, mem)

Match the following

• mind/thinking

• mit/mis

• to pull

• rupt

• to break

• mem

• to send

• tract

My car emitted a strange odor, so I took it to the shop.

• increased

• gave off/ sent out

• broke down

The phone call interrupted my class, and I got annoyed.

• startled

• break between something

• changed between

____________ means to send.

The newspaper retracted the statement regarding the president.

• took back, pulled back

• highlighted

• changed

Screaming his name down the hall disrupted the whole class.

• cancelled

• affected

• disturbing or breaking concentration

Basketball players sometimes wipe the bottom of their shoes to increase the traction of their shoes.

• cleanliness and safety

• height and jump

• the act of pulling or gripping

Match the following

• an object to keep as a reminder

• memento

• having characteristics of past thoughts

• memorial

• a brief note to remind someone of something

• memo

• to recall and celebrate with others

• commemorate

I hope I ​ (a)   to ​ (b)   the paperwork for my license on time.

• remember
• submit
• memorize
• dismiss

Root word ___________ refers to the mind or thinking