Roots and Affixes Need to Know

The word described comes from the root scrib that means write. Which words come from the same root as described?

• Detail

• Inscribe

• Scribble

• Design

• Prescribe

Read the following sentence: "We're unplugging, disconnecting, whatever you want to call it." In which word does the prefix dis- have the same meaning as it does in the word disconnecting?

• Distance

• Disappear

• Dishes

• Discussion

The suffix -est means "the most" and the suffix -er can mean "more." Which word means someone who has lived longer than me?

• Old

• Older

• Oldest

• Ancient

Which word has a root word that means "life" in the following sentence? "The teacher was so vivacious she made every child want to come to her class."

• teacher

• vivacious

• child

• class

In which words does the root "bio" have the same meaning as it does in "biology"?

• biopsy

• biceps

• bilingual

• antibiotic

Which word contains a Latin root that means "to believe"?

• bisect

• credible

• remit

• benefit

In which word does the root "port" have the same meaning as it does in "opportunity"?

• portable

• portion

• Portobello

• portrait

In which word does the root "spec" have a DIFFERENT meaning than in the word "inspection"?

• respect

• spectacle

• special

• perspective

"Some languages use a circumflex accent above a letter for pronunciation." The word circumflex in the previous sentence comes from a root meaning...

• good, well

• bad, worse

• bend

• break; shatter

What does the word infraction mean in the following sentence? "If Jason has one more infraction, he will be suspended from school."

• a part of a whole

• a broken rule

• easily broken or destroyed

• broken bone