SOL 8 Roots and Affixes Review

Select the root that means "break"

• rupt

• gen

• scop

• medi

Select the root that means "all"

• amphi

• derm

• omni

• cord

Answer explanation

Words with this root include

omniscient: all-knowing

omninpotent: all-powerful

Select the root that means "middle, in between"

• amphi

• scop

• rupt

• medi

Answer explanation

Words with this root include:

mediate: to intervene between two parties

intermediate: the level between beginner and adult

Select the root that means "both"

• amphi

• rupt

• poly

• medi

Answer explanation

The best known word with this root is amphibian.

Select the root that means "skin"

• crat

• scop

• derm

• omni

Answer explanation

The most common words with this root include

epidermis

dermatology

Select the root that means "rule"

• crat

• amphi

• medi

• scop

Answer explanation

Common words including this root include:

aristocrat

democracy

autocrat

Select the root that means "create"

• derm

• rupt

• gen

• crat

Select the root that means "many"

• poly

• gen

• omni

• crat

Select the root that means "view"

• amphi

• gen

• omni

• scop

The root word meaning middle is found in the word ​ ​ (a)   , which means ​ (b)   ​ .

• median
• situated in between two things
• promoting a point of view
• advocate

Answer explanation

medi is the root meaning "middle."