Root Words 1

What does the root word astro in astronaut mean?

• space

• bird

• hand

• time

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What does the root word avi mean in the word aviary?

• air
• plant

• time

• bird

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Can you guess what the words manacle and emancipation have in common with American History and with each other? The Emancipation Proclamation was a key manuscript that was issued in the midst of the American Civil War.

What does the root word man mean in the words manacle, emancipation, and manuscript?

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Sometimes in mariachi class I have to extemporize my notes because I didn't have time to practice. The root word temp means:

• music

• time

• play

• hand

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Mr Smith teaches kids horticulture in landscaping class. What does the root word hort mean in this sentence?

• machine

• grass

• plants

• animal

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The pedestrian, a biped, was walking across the street when the pedal of a bicycle hit his leg. What does the root word ped in the words pedestrian, biped, and pedal mean in this sentence?

• hand

• plant

• child

• foot

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The author's manuscript had a great description in it.

What does the root word scrip mean in the words manuscript and description?

• hand

• note

• write

• from

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I looked at zooblasts through the microscope in biology class. What does the root word zo mean in this sentence?

• foot

• animal

• plant

• hand

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At the end of my essay, I had to create a bibliography of my cited sources. In this sentence, the root biblio means

• light

• hand

• water

• book

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My science teacher loves geology and has a lot of geodes on her desk. What does the root word geo mean?

• earth

• light

• book

• foot

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