Root Words 1-10

Which root word means 'Empty'?

• voc/vot

• vac

• ver

• bio

Which root words do NOT mean 'LARGE'?

• phone

• mega

• bio

• struc

Does the root word 'luc' mean bright or true?

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If the suffix 'ture' means the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb), using your knowledge of the root word 'struc', what would the word 'structure' mean?

• the end result of building something

• the action of something true

• a large building

• a lighted building

The root word 'bene' means...

• large

• voice

• sound

• good

What does the word 'megaphone' mean since it has 2 root words that you have learned?

• a device that makes a small sound

• sound of a voice

• something that makes a good sound

• a device that makes a loud sound

Psychology means 'the study of' what?

• life

• the mind

• good things

• the voice

If degradable means capable of being readily decomposed. What does biodegradable mean?

• paper capable of being decomposed

• rocks capable of being decomposed

• living things capable of being decomposed

• plastic capable of being decomposed

If the suffix 'able' means [capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to], what does the word 'veritable' mean?

• capable of being true or real

• capable of being loud

• capable of being smart or educated

• capable of being great or large

The suffix 'ferous' means bearing, producing, or containing so the word 'vociferous' means...

• something that produces light

• someone who produces a loud voice

• someone who produces the truth; doesn't lie

• something that produces a loud sound