Ms. Mary's List 1: 50 roots

If you study the way things are formed, you are a __.

• morphologist

• psychologist

• biologist

• what-cha-ma-call-it

Poking holes into the garden soil is called "aerating" in order to get __ to the roots of the plant.

• light

• air

• water

• worms

In snowy climates, drivers use antifreeze in their car. What does antifreeze prevent?

• freezing

• melting

• stopping

• driving

If -ion means "the act of", then mot in the word motion means __.

• to answer

• to move

• to ask

• to stop

What part of the word "automobile" means move?

• auto

• mob

• ile

What part of the word "incredibly" tells you it is probably an adverb?

• in

• cred

• ib

• ly

What part of the word "incredible" means believe?

• in

• cred

• ible

Using the word parts of "geography," which of the following is an example of "geo-graph-y"?

• a map

• a mountain

• a road

• a river

How much is cent?

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 1,000,000

• 100

How much is a giga?

• 1,000 / one thousand

• 1,000,000 / one million

• 1,000,000,000 / one billion

• 1,000,000,000,000 / one trillion