Root Word Review 1.2 (Honors)

So far, we've learned three roots that refer to body parts: pod means ​ (a)   , neur means ​ (b)   , and osteo means ​ (c)   .

• foot
• nerves
• bones
• ear
• heart
• pancreas
• lung
• skin
• muscle
• eye

Which word, when broken down using roots, means "colors of the body"?

• Melanin

• Pigmentation

• Vivacious

• Genetic

• Chromosome

Draw a picture that represents the root word "philo". Keep it PG-13, you monsters.

Write the root word for "feeling/disease". Remember to write only the root word.

Click on the two words that have a root for "choice/gather".

• Neglect

• Accrue

• Persecute

• Collection

• Deference

What are two root words you could apply to this picture of a wedding ceremony? Think outside the box if you need to. By my count, there are at least eight root words I could use here.

The root word "itis", as seen in words like gingivitis, dermatitis, and arthritis, means ​ (a)   .

• inflammation
• bleeding
• treatment
• bacterial
• disease
• pain
• medical

What things on this list are tangible?

• Jealousy

• Desk

• Basketball

• Greed

• A trash panda (aka a raccoon)

A person who is gymnophobic is afraid of...

• Enclosed Spaces

• Seeds and Plantlife

• Nudity

• Commitment

• Physical Exercise

What two words on this list have a root for "movement"?

• Cinematography

• Elliptical

• Acceleration

• Kinesology

• Vivisection