WorksheetsCornerstone Academy Etymology - Eighth Grade Lesson 4
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
an official investigation which goes over someone's record or accounts
a)
circuit
b)
deficit
c)
transit
d)
audit
2.
to send in a payment for a bill
a)
commission
b)
dismiss
c)
remit
d)
submit
3.
equipment set up for a specific purpose
a)
apparatus
b)
comparative
c)
parable
d)
preparation
4.
a court order forcing a witness to appear before a court
a)
subsidiary
b)
subterranean
c)
suspect
d)
subpoena
5.
easily controlled
a)
tractable
b)
traction
c)
contract
d)
detract
6.
to give support to; to stick to
a)
adhere
b)
admonish
c)
advent
7.
to make the same or similar
a)
conform
b)
cooperate
c)
colleague
d)
compel
8.
that which is done in the usual way; bringing the usual outcome
a)
convene
b)
conventional
c)
intervene
d)
preventive
9.
passing away with (through) time
a)
transcontinental
b)
transient
c)
transition
d)
transmit
10.
a choosing of behavior that is respectful, going around or avoiding wrong choices
a)
circulate
b)
circumvent
c)
circumspect
11.
the time leading up to something (esp. Christmas)
a)
adhere
b)
advent
c)
admonish
12.
to give gentle, but serious, correction
a)
adhere
b)
advent
c)
admonish
13.
to, toward, at
a)
AC, AD, AG
b)
TRACT
c)
IT
14.
to draw together
a)
contract
b)
tractable
c)
detract
15.
to draw away from (esp. its positive qualities)
a)
contract
b)
tractable
c)
detract
16.
draw, pull
a)
TRACT
b)
IT
c)
CIRC, CIRCUM
17.
go
a)
AC, AD, AG
b)
TRACT
c)
IT
18.
a passing through, across, or over
a)
transit
b)
audit
c)
deficit
19.
an amount less than what is needed; a shortage
a)
transit
b)
audit
c)
deficit
20.
circle, around
a)
AC, AD, AG
b)
TRACT
c)
CIRC, CIRCUM
21.
to check or defeat, esp. with a strategy
a)
circumvent
b)
circumnavigate
c)
circumspect
22.
to go completely around, esp. in water
a)
circumvent
b)
circumnavigate
c)
circumspect
23.
come
a)
VEN, VENT
b)
TRANS
c)
MIT, MISS
24.
to come in or between, esp. to stop, settle, or modify
a)
intervene
b)
convene
c)
conventional
25.
to assemble or meet
a)
intervene
b)
convene
c)
conventional
26.
across, through
a)
VEN, VENT
b)
TRANS
c)
MIT, MISS
27.
a passing from one state, activity, etc., to another
a)
transient
b)
transition
c)
transcontinental
28.
extending across a continent
a)
transient
b)
transition
c)
transcontinental
29.
together, with, fully
a)
CO, COL, COM, CON, COR
b)
MIT, MISS
c)
PAR
30.
to force one to do something
a)
compel
b)
conform
c)
colleague
31.
a fellow worker in the same profession; an associate
a)
compel
b)
conform
c)
colleague
32.
send, throw, give
a)
MIT, MISS
b)
TRANS
c)
PAR
33.
to send away
a)
dismiss
b)
submit
c)
remit
34.
to yield to the actions or decisions of others
a)
dismiss
b)
remit
c)
submit
35.
to set or get ready
a)
VEN, VENT
b)
TRANS
c)
PAR
36.
a study which looks at common characteristics
a)
comparative
b)
preparation
c)
apparatus
37.
that which is done to get ready beforehand
a)
comparative
b)
preparation
c)
apparatus
38.
under, less than
a)
TRANS
b)
PAR
c)
SUB, SUP, SUS, etc.
39.
under the earth
a)
subterranean
b)
subsidiary
c)
subpoena
40.
an individual or company that is under the authority of another
a)
subterranean
b)
subsidiary
c)
subpoena
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