Root Words Units 7-9 Quiz

"tract"' means....

• pull
• push
• stretch
• move

What is the term for the force that stretches or elongates a material, like a rubber band, until it breaks?

• compression

• expansion

• tension

• distraction

Choose two words that best explain "motive".

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• reason
• purpose

• eager

• lazy

• portable

Put the words in the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) noun

,

(b) verb

,

(c) adjective

,

(d) pronoun

• extend

• hostage

• pseudonym

• we

• photon

• hostile

• mobile

• philanthropist

• hospitable

• they

• he

• acronym

• detract

• tractor

• biodegradable

If metal contracts when it is cold, that means it...

• expands

• hardens

• shrinks

• softens

"onym" means....

• guest
• name
• stranger
• similar

What would you find in a thesaurus to replace a word?

• synonym

• antonym

• homophone

• acronym

Choose two words that best explain the word "hospitable". ​

• unfriendly
• medical
• guest
• welcoming
• caring

Which words from the following sentences are homonyms?:

The FBI asked NASA to build a second spaceship, because the first one they built would not turn right, only left. It was not right though that the people in the community would be billed for the cost.

• FBI and NASA

• right and right

• build and billed

• right and left

"phil" means...

• love
• light
• life
• full