Root Words Quiz

Match the root/base word with it's meaning.

• to pull

• cred

• to say

• port

• to shape

• dict

• believe

• tract

• carry

• form

Sort the words by root/base word

Groups:

(a) port (carry)

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(b) cred (believe)

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(c) tract (pull)

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(d) dict (say)

• dictionary

• verdict

• tractor

• incredulous

• subtract

• distract

• incredible

• credible

• predict

• transportation

• contradict

• important

• deported

• portable

• credentials

• attractive

What is the root/base word of incredulous?

"His look was incredulous, he didn't believe what I was saying."

• credulous

• incredible

• credibility

• cred

What is the root/base word of portable?

"my phone is portable. I can carry it everywhere."

• port

• transport

• deport

• portable

What is the root/base word of attractive?

"The dress was very attractive. I was pulled toward it."

• attract

• attractive

• tract

• attribution

What is the root/base word of subtract?

"To subtract 5 coins from 10 coins, you have to pull five away"

• subtraction

• tract

• sub

• subtract

What is the root word of predict?

"I predicted the end of the movie, saying what was going to happen before it did."

• dictate

• predict

• dict

• prediction

What is the root word of dictionary?

"The dictionary tells us how to say words"

• dictate

• dictator

• dict

• dictionary

What is the root/base word of conform?

"If you conform, you form together with someone."

• form

• conformity

• conform

• reform

Match the base word to the word

• distracted

• form

  (to shape)

• transformation

• port

  (carry)

• incredible

• dict

  (say)

• predict

• tract

  (pull)

• deported

• cred

  (believe)