Root Words Unit 8 Quiz

to be the same as or similar to something, to obey/agree with something; to do what other people do or behave in a way that is accepted by most people.

• formation

• formative

• conform

• reform

a person who comes to a country to live there

• immigrant

• migratory

• emigrate

• obstruct

used to describe the time when someone or something is growing or being formed

• reform

• formative

• conform

• formation

moving from one place to another at different times of the year, usually on a regular basis

• emigrate

• immigrant

• emigre

• migratory

helping to develop or improve something; helpful to someone instead of being upsetting or negative

• reform

• obstruct

• migratory

• constructive

to leave a country or region to live elsewhere

• emigrate

• migrate

• immigrant

• migratory

to understand an action, event, remark, etc., in a particular way; to understand the meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence

• constructive

• construe

• obstruct

• reform

something that is formed or created; an orderly arrangement or group of people, ships, or airplanes

• formative

• formation

• formula

• conform

to improve someone or something by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc.

• conform

• constructive

• formative

• reform

to slow or block the movement, progress, or action of something or someone; to be in front of something, which makes it difficult to see

• formative

• emigrate

• obstruct

• constructive