Unit 14 Roots: Six, Seven, Eight

It was easy for me to detect when my brother was getting nervous because he would start talking in a higher ______ and his voice would start to quiver.

• octagon

• octave

• septet

• hexagon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

My teacher explained to us why ________ contains the Latin root for seven, even though it is not the seventh month of the year.

• September

• October

• septennial

• octopus

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Ocean navigation improved greatly with the invention of the __________.

• octopus

• hexagon

• octagon

• sextant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The ___________ has three more sides and three more angles than the pentagon.

• hexagon

• October

• septuagenarian

• octagon

Tags

CCSS.2.G.A.1

Because he was so tall, when he performed in his __________ he was always placed in the middle with three other singers to the right and to the left of him.

• septet

• octave

• sextant

• octopus

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Don't let his age fool you; he might be a _________, but he has a youthful spirit and energy that will astound you.

• octave

• sextant

• septuagenarian

• octagon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The community decided to hold _______________ elections that would limit the current leader to a seven year term.

• hexagon

• sextant

• septennial

• octagon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Did you know that a ___________ has three hearts and is one of the most intelligent invertebrates ever discovered?

• octopus

• septet

• September

• sextant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A __________ has more sides than a square but less sides than a septagon. (Hint: Use your root-word knowledge of "sept" to determine what a septagon is.)

• octave

• octopus

• sextant

• hexagon

Tags

CCSS.2.G.A.1

We decided not to hold the art exhibit in _______________ because it was too close to the end of the year, and we felt that having it in the spring would be easier.

• October

• septuagenarian

• sextant

• septet

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A