The Word Root "RUPT"

What does the word root RUPT mean within a word?

• to crush

• to break or burst

• to hammer down

• to think hard about something

Which of the following is the correct definition for the word "INTERRUPT?"

• to cut in front of someone

• to be rude by hurting someone physically

• to break a promise

• to break into a conversation

What is the meaning of the word "ERUPT?"

• when lava bursts out of the volcano

• when a couple breaks up

• when a rock breaks into thousands of pieces after it's been hit

• when magma causes the tectonic plate to melt

The boy was ______________ his classmates when he refused to be silent during the test.

• rupturing

• erupting

• disrupting

• uninterrupted

Which of the following words means "to go broke or lose all money?"

• abrupt

• corrupt

• rupture

• bankrupt

Which word means "quick and sudden that breaks into the norm?"

• eruption

• abrupt

• corrupt

• rupture

Which of the following words include the word root RUPT?

(HINT: There can be multiple answers.)

• uninterrupted

• syrup

• stirrups

• abruptly

The movie had such an ____________ ending that Avery wished that they would make a sequel and explain what happened next!

• corruptible

• interrupt

• disruptive

• abrupt