Root Words Final Review

Match the root word to the meaning.

• self

• therm

• see

• scope

• distance

• tele

• heat

• auto

My class went to the kid's museum for their field trip. Ben ran straight for the life-sized submarine. He wanted to control the ​ (a)   . Sam went the opposite direction to use the microscope to see ​ (b)   skin cells in the "science lab." Timmy went to the ​ (c)   shop. He loves learning how to fix cars and trucks. Nancy was amazed at all the swirling colors of the giant ​ (d)   . My mom tagged along and brought my little sister. She was just amazed at the ​ (e)   doors that open by themselves!

• periscope
• microscopic
• automobile
• kaleidoscope
• automatic

a way of seeing into your future using the stars is​ ​ (a)  

• horoscope
• autocorrect
• telescope
• telephone
• automobile

a ​ ​ (a)   is used to look over a long distance

• telescope
• television
• autograph
• automobile
• thermometer

Match the following

• pedal

• George Washington's biography was written in ___ order.

• chronic

• Sometimes I think my brother has ___ because he screams at bathtime.

• hydropohbia

• The teacher started screaming when she saw the wolf spider on her desk. She must suffer from ___.

• chronological

• Since she has been biting her nails for so long, it has become a __ problem.

• arachnophobia

• The gas ___ was hard to reach in the big monster truck.

Answer explanation

Geo

I was watching my favorite ​ (a)   show, when my friend called me on the ​ (b)   . I told her to text me instead. She was telling me about a commercial she had seen. The commercial said their new ​ (c)   can keep soup warm for up to 12 hours! Although, her first message had been changed by ​ (d)   ; instead of thermos it said ​ (e)   , which I know is something to measure temperature, not for keeping food warm.

• television
• telephone
• thermos
• autocorrect
• thermometer

(a)   means fear

(a)   means throw

a person's signature

• automatic

• autograph

• telegraph

• horoscope

• thermostat

(a)   means time