SIPPS Challenge Lessons 1-10 (Part 1)

Is it so cold outside I had to use antifreeze on my car windows. The root word of anti is:

• chemicals

• warmers

• against

• ice

A century from now it will be the year 2120. The root word of cent is:

• long time

• one hundred

• one thousand

• timeline

I can't wait to read the autobiography of Anne Frank. The root word of auto is:

• self

• writer

• author

• illustrator

I mowed the lawn so my mom deducted $10 from my debt. The root word of de is:

• added

• forgive and forget

• reduce, remove

• worked

My husband fractured his foot by slipping off the deck. The root word of frac is:

• damaged

• stumbled

• healed

• break

We took a road trip and drove on the interstate. The root word of inter is:

• underneath

• between

• in front of

• speedway

In science class we are using microscopes to study the human eye. The root word of micro is:

• eye drops

• clear

• vision

• very small

My teacher asked me to redo my spelling test. The root word of re is:

• failure

• again

• try harder

• study next time

I would like to look through a telescope to find the Big Dipper. The root word of scope is:

• examine, observe

• study

• mouth wash

• study

My weekend was very uneventful, what did you do? The root word of un is:

• busy

• fun

• not, lacking in

• boring