Lesson 30 Red Hot Root Words

I couldn't go to both meetings because the "Book Buddies" and "Sources of Strength" meetings were _________.

• immobile

• concurrent

• cursory

• regressing

True or False: Currency is money in circulation.

• True

• False

His ________ to president came with a pay increase.

• motivation

• gradation

• promotion

• regression

His condition _________ until he had to be admitted to the hospital.

• digressed

• immobilized

• regressed

• mobilized

While many seventh graders have the ability, many lack the _________ to be the best they can be.

• motivation

• gradation

• regression

• cursory

The park bench was nailed into the ground. It was _________.

• digressing

• immobile

• concurrent

• regressing

Mrs. Kennelly sometimes ________ and tells us about experiences rather than teaching us English.

• mobilizes

• immobilizes

• digresses

• motivates

The team was able to _________ their plan with the help of each of the team members.

• mobilize

• immobilize

• regress

• motivate

He made a ________ attempt to correct his grammar mistakes before handing in the paper.

• disgressed

• mobilized

• cursory

• concurrent

The color of her dress was a _________ from light blue to dark blue.

• gradation

• currency

• promotion

• motivation