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WorksheetsRed Hot Root Words List 1-4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Something in my __________________________ told me things weren't quite right.
a)
subconscious
b)
subdue
c)
subterranean
d)
subsidize
2.
The curtains were ________________, permitting only some light to pass through.
a)
Transluscent
b)
Transform
c)
Transplant
d)
Transparent
3.
The king was the _______________ ruler, more powerful than princes, dukes, or lords.
a)
superlative
b)
supervised
c)
surplus
d)
superimpose
4.
Every year we have a ___________ of zucchini and have to give it to the neighbors.
a)
surplus
b)
supervise
c)
surcharge
d)
superimpose
5.
She had the _________ to bring along an umbrella in cast it rained.
a)
forethought
b)
forewarn
c)
forecast
d)
fortune
6.
Wearing your seat belt is a ____________ that everyone should take.
a)
precaution
b)
forewarn
c)
premature
d)
premier
7.
His fame was considered ____________________ because no one bought his paintings until after he died.
a)
posthumous
b)
posterior
c)
preamble
d)
postpone
8.
My brother ___________ so long about doing the dishes that the water gets cold.
a)
procrastinates
b)
professes
c)
prologues
d)
propensity
9.
I was feeling ______________ as I looked through the scrapbooks.
a)
retrospective
b)
retofire
c)
retrogress
d)
procratinate
10.
The goal of the RED HOT ROOT WORDS is
a)
to build vocabulary quickly by studying words AND word parts
b)
to memorize random vocabulary
c)
to improve spelling
d)
to be able to solve equations without mistakes
11.
Although he has a __________ for basketball, he makes his shots because of hard work and practice too.
a)
propensity
b)
profession
c)
promontory
d)
retrogress
12.
They thought she was ___________________ because she always wanted everything to be perfect.
a)
hypercritical
b)
hyper
c)
hypertension
d)
hyperbole
13.
I suspect that there is something _________________ in the room because the projector turns on and off by itself.
a)
supernatural
b)
superlative
c)
surplus
d)
supercharged
14.
Mr. Merch says he's the ___________ science teacher because he knows a lot about labs and plays the coolest music.
a)
superlative
b)
superstitious
c)
hypercritical
d)
hyper
15.
We knew they were starting to ________________ because they were acting immature and selfish again.
a)
retrogress
b)
retrofit
c)
retrograde
d)
reminisce
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