Root Words Challenge

Identify the root word in the following word: "unhappiness"

• un

• happy

• ness

• unhapp

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the root word "scribe"?

• The artist scribed a beautiful painting.

• The author described the scene vividly.

• The teacher inscribed the notes on the board.

• The student subscribed to the magazine.

Analyze the meaning of the word "predict" based on its root word.

• To say something before it happens

• To write something down

• To draw something

• To teach something

Create a new word using the root "port" (meaning "carry").

• Transport

• Import

• Export

• All of the above

Which word belongs to the same word family as "construct"?

• Destruction

• Instructor

• Construction

• Obstruction

Identify the root word in the following word: "reduction"

• re

• duct

• tion

• reduce

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the root word "graph"?

• The scientist graphed the data on a chart.

• The student graphed the homework.

• The teacher graphed the lesson.

• The artist graphed the painting.

Analyze the meaning of the word "television" based on its root words.

• A device to see distant things

• A device to hear distant sounds

• A device to write distant messages

• A device to carry distant objects

Create a new word using the root "dict" (meaning "say" or "speak").

• Predict

• Dictate

• Dictionary

• All of the above

Which word belongs to the same word family as "inspect"?

• Spectator

• Respect

• Spectacle

• All of the above