Unit 4 Root Words Review

Read the paragraph from the drama:

Wonderful! Please holler loudly, so I can hear you when you arrive. Now I must dash home quickly to start the work.

Based on the root word quick, what does quickly mean?

• Done in a mad way.

• Done in a fast way.

• Done in a strong way.

• Done in a sure way.

He gently set his new Xbox on the table.

Based on the root word gentle, what does gently mean?

• in a nice way

• in an old way

• in a new way

• in a soft way

Which was has the same root word as easily?

• oily

• aisle

• easy

One day Ms. Poole was dancing in class.

Which word has the same root word as dancing?

• dashed

• danced

• pacing

Shay would never shout angrily at her sister Quinn, telling her to stop.

Based on the root word anger, what does angrily mean?

• in a fast way

• in a mad way

• in a sure way

• in a strong way

Read the sentence.

They were noisy students when they had indoor recess.

Based on the root word noise, what does noisy mean?

• in a bad way

• in a new way

• in a loud way

• in an old way

Which word has the same root word as noisy?

• is

• noises

• oily

• sounds

One day Shay was walking by the park.

Which word has the same root word as walking?

• waiter

• waking

• walked

• wasted

Shay always brightens my day.

Based on the root word bright, what does brighten mean in this sentence?

• make slower

• make harder

• make better

• make faster

Which word has the same root word as brighten?

• brightly

• fasten

• rightly

• soften