Understanding Root Words Quiz

What does the root word "alter" mean in the word "alternate"?

• Same

• Other

• Change

• New

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following words uses the root "anni" to refer to a yearly event?

• Anniversary

• Annihilate

• Annotate

• Annihilation

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Identify the meaning of the root "annu" in the word "annual."

• Month

• Day

• Year

• Week

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the root "enni" signify in the word "centennial"?

• Month

• Year

• Decade

• Century

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

In the word "anthropology," what does the root "anthrop" refer to?

• Animals

• Plants

• Human beings

• Insects

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word uses the root "aster" to refer to something related to stars?

• Asteroid

• Asterisk

• Astronaut

• Astronomy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the root "aud" mean in the word "audible"?

• See

• Hear

• Speak

• Touch

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

In the word "bibliography," what does the root "bibl" refer to?

• Life

• Book

• Word

• Letter

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following words uses the root "bio" to refer to life?

• Biography

• Biology

• Biome

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the root "chrom" mean in the word "chromatic"?

• Light

• Color

• Sound

• Shape

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B