Root #4: mit (to send)

the root word 'mit' means:

• to make

• to send

• to demand

The patient was very sick when she was ____________ to the hospital.

• transmitted

• admitted

• emitted

The telescope can detect light ____________ by distant galaxies.

• dismissed

• remitted

• emitted

We use telephones to ____________ our voices from wherever we are to the location of the person we are talking to.

• transmit

• mission

• remit

Janice was angry because she thought I chose to purposely ____________ her name from my party list.

• missile

• transmit

• omit

undertaking, assignment, duty and journey are synonyms for:

• missile

• mission

• omit

interlude, break, recess and respite are synonyms for:

• transmit

• intermission

• admit

I dodged a pillow ____________ and retrieved it from the floor.

• transmit

• mission

• missile

the Latin root mis means:

• to send

• to receive

• to play

The president traveled to Europe on a diplomatic ____________.

• missile

• emit

• mission