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Word Within a Word Lists #8, 10, 12 & 14

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The root sed in the word sedentary means...
a)
twist
b)
sit
c)
care for
d)
touch
2.
The root leg in the word legible means...
a)
mind
b)
half
c)
beyond
d)
read
3.
The root anim in the word animosity means...
a)
mind
b)
feel
c)
make
d)
laugh
4.
The root tort in the word distort means...
a)
roll
b)
eye
c)
twist
d)
voice
5.
The root nym in the word acronym means...
a)
wonder
b)
feel
c)
carry
d)
name
6.
The root sanct in the word sanctity means...
a)
holy
b)
wonder
c)
rock
d)
backward
7.
The root meta in the word metamorphosis means...
a)
holy
b)
change
c)
appearance
d)
hand
8.
The root petr in the word petrify means...
a)
half
b)
rock
c)
backward
d)
fit
9.
The root mir in the word mirage means...
a)
hand
b)
right
c)
wonder
d)
care for 
10.
The root man in the word manipulate means...
a)
hand
b)
eye
c)
beyond
d)
laugh
11.
The root rect in the word rectify means...
a)
sit
b)
read
c)
mind
d)
right
12.
The root volv in the word devolve means...
a)
care for
b)
feel
c)
roll
d)
backward
13.
The root demi in the word demigod means...
a)
half
b)
appearance
c)
voice
d)
carry
14.
The root retro in the word retroactive means...
a)
make
b)
fit
c)
carry
d)
backward
15.
The root sens in the word sensory means...
a)
name
b)
holy
c)
feel
d)
fit
16.
The root fy in the word rectify means...
a)
feel
b)
make
c)
carry
d)
laugh
17.
The root ocul in the word ocular means...
a)
hand
b)
right
c)
wonder
d)
eye
18.
The root cur in the word curator means...
a)
feel
b)
beyond
c)
fit
d)
care for
19.
The root ultra in the word ultraconservative means...
a)
appearance
b)
roll
c)
make
d)
beyond
20.
The root oid in the word android means...
a)
care for
b)
appearance
c)
touch
d)
voice
21.
The root gest in the word gestation means...
a)
carry
b)
fit
c)
touch
d)
voice
22.
The root apt in the word maladapted means...
a)
twist
b)
name
c)
wonder
d)
fit
23.
The root tact in the word tactile means...
a)
appearance
b)
touch
c)
voice
d)
backward
24.
The root voc in the word vocal means...
a)
eye
b)
twist
c)
read
d)
voice
25.
The root rid in the word ridicule means...
a)
laugh
b)
beyond
c)
right
d)
change
26.
Is the Boston Marathon a sedentary event?
a)
Yes
b)
No
27.
The root muta in the word mutation means...
a)
capit
b)
mort
c)
change
d)
sacro
28.
The root ate in the word implicate means...
a)
heart
b)
head
c)
cause
d)
talk
29.

The root mort in the word mortician means...

a)

foot or child

b)

death

c)

quality

d)

race or culture

30.
The root iso in the word isotope means...
a)
flee
b)
high
c)
holy
d)
equal
31.
The root cad in the word cascade means...
a)
soul
b)
talk
c)
fall
d)
old
32.

The root ess in the word baroness means...

a)

old

b)

quality

c)

high

d)

female

33.
What does the root fug mean in the word tempis fugit?
a)
flee
b)
foot or child
c)
quality of 
d)
turn
34.
What does the root carn mean in the word carnivorous?
a)
art
b)
flesh
c)
born
d)
cause
35.

What does the root ped mean in the word expedition?

a)

old

b)

cause

c)

quality

d)

foot or child

36.
What does the root capit mean in the word recapitulate?
a)
equal
b)
death
c)
head
d)
flesh
37.
What does the root cor mean in the word cordial?
a)
heart
b)
holy
c)
old
d)
run
38.
What does the root crypt mean in the word cryptic?
a)
foot or child
b)
born
c)
cause
d)
hidden
39.
What does the root alt mean in the word altitude?
a)
head
b)
heart
c)
flee
d)
high
40.
What does the root sacro mean in sacrosanct?
a)
fall
b)
holy
c)
female
d)
hidden
41.

What does the root paleo mean Paleolithic?

a)

cause

b)

soul

c)

old

d)

quality

42.
What does the root uni mean in unilateral?
a)
origin
b)
head
c)
death
d)
one
43.
What does the root gen mean in the word generation?
a)
origin
b)
fall
c)
female
d)
art
44.

What does the root ness mean in forgetfulness?

a)

equal

b)

change

c)

quality

d)

race or culture

45.
What does the root ethno mean in the word ethnocentrism?
a)
hidden
b)
flesh
c)
race or culture
d)
high
46.

What does the root curs mean in the word cursive?

a)

equal

b)

run

c)

foot or child

d)

quality

47.
What does the root psych mean in the word psychopath?
a)
equal
b)
head
c)
soul
d)
turn
48.
What does the root loqu mean in the word loquacious?
a)
art
b)
born
c)
cause
d)
talk
49.
What does the root vert mean in the word introvert?
a)
turn
b)
hidden
c)
female
d)
flee
50.
What does the root ics mean in the word aesthetics?
a)
female
b)
art
c)
origin
d)
turn
51.
What does the root nat mean in the word prenatal?
a)
born
b)
flesh
c)
hidden
d)
run
52.
Could you use circumlocution to avoid answering an answer?
a)
Yes
b)
No
53.
Is a gregarious person an introvert or extrovert?
a)
Introvert
b)
Extrovert
54.
The root an in the word anemia means...
a)
blue
b)
without
c)
cell
d)
peculiar
55.
The root ab in the word abrogate means...
a)
away
b)
good
c)
build
d)
earth
56.
The root mel in the word melodious means...
a)
enzyme
b)
green
c)
intestine 
d)
song
57.
The root aden in the word adenoid means...
a)
air
b)
double
c)
gland
d)
brain
58.
The root aer in the word aerial means...
a)
air
b)
tumble
c)
bad
d)
flip
59.
The root alb in the word albino means...
a)
blue
b)
green
c)
white
d)
red
60.
The root ase in the word permease means...
a)
life
b)
on
c)
active
d)
enzyme
61.
The root epi in the word epidermis means...
a)
blood
b)
intestine
c)
on
d)
out
62.
The root hum in the word posthumous means...
a)
life
b)
earth
c)
good
d)
double
63.
The root be in the word aerobe means...
a)
out
b)
not
c)
house
d)
life
64.
The root bon in the word bona fide means...
a)
without
b)
away
c)
cell
d)
good
65.
The root struct in the word infrastructure means...
a)
air
b)
build
c)
white
d)
thread
66.
The root chlor in the word chloroplasts means...
a)
blue
b)
green
c)
intestine
d)
peculiar
67.
The root cyan in the word cyanide means...
a)
blue
b)
without
c)
life
d)
enzyme
68.
The root cyt in the word cytoplasm means...
a)
cell
b)
double
c)
not
d)
on
69.
The root diplo in the word diplopia means...
a)
without
b)
on
c)
double
d)
earth
70.
The root dys in the word dystrophy means...
a)
thread
b)
blood
c)
build
d)
bad
71.
The root eco in the word ecosystem means...
a)
thread
b)
house
c)
out
d)
peculiar
72.
The root emia in the word toxemia means...
a)
intestine
b)
red
c)
gland
d)
blood
73.
The root enter in the word dysentery means...
a)
intestine
b)
blood
c)
red
d)
green
74.
The root erythro in the erythrism means..
a)
blood
b)
bad
c)
cell
d)
red
75.
The root idio in the word idiosyncrasy means...
a)
enzyme
b)
peculiar
c)
air
d)
gland
76.
The root exo in the word exorbitant means...
a)
life
b)
earth
c)
out
d)
double
77.
The root im in the word improbable means...
a)
not
b)
bad
c)
thread
d)
build
78.
The root fil in the word filament means...
a)
without
b)
away
c)
song
d)
thread
79.
Is a erythrocyte a white blood cell?
a)
Yes
b)
No
80.

The root pleo in the word pleomorphic means...

a)

more

b)

foot

c)

divide

d)

ferment

81.

What does the root pod in the word pseudopod mean?

a)

sister

b)

plural

c)

foot

d)

body

82.

The root soror in the word sorority means...

a)

mother

b)

father

c)

brother

d)

sister

83.

The root -a in the word phenomena means...

a)

plural

b)

storm

c)

nourishment

d)

rotten

84.

The root val in the word valiant means...

a)

horse

b)

rose

c)

brother

d)

worth

85.

The root para in the word paraphrase means...

a)

word

b)

beside or near

c)

arrangement

d)

worth

86.

The root dom in the word predominant means...

a)

sleep

b)

rose

c)

beside or near

d)

rule

87.

The root erg in the word synergy means...

a)

rule

b)

work

c)

rule

d)

stop

88.

The root rhiz in the word rhizoid means...

a)

rotten

b)

root

c)

body

d)

seed

89.

The root sapro in the word saprophytic means...

a)

seed

b)

body

c)

rotten

d)

divide

90.

The root schizo in the word schism means...

a)

rotten

b)

body

c)

will

d)

divide

91.

The root hippo in the word hippodrome means...

a)

animal

b)

horse

c)

stop

d)

nourishment

92.

The root som in the word somatic means...

a)

body

b)

stop

c)

sleep

d)

poison

93.

The root spor in the word sporophyte means...

a)

body

b)

seed

c)

nourishment

d)

ferment

94.

The root sta in the word hemostat means...

a)

blood

b)

nourishment

c)

rotten

d)

stop

95.

The root rhodo in the word rhododendron means...

a)

hair

b)

yoke

c)

rotten

d)

rose

96.

The root taxis in the word syntax means...

a)

will

b)

plural

c)

government

d)

arrangement

97.

The root vol in the Voldemort means...

a)

down

b)

death

c)

will

d)

arrangement

98.

The root frat in the word fraternity means...

a)

sister

b)

mother

c)

brother

d)

father

99.

The root trich in the word trichina means...

a)

worm

b)

hair

c)

spiral

d)

ferment

100.

The root troph in the word autotroph means...

a)

self

b)

grow

c)

turn

d)

nourishment

101.

The root tox in the word toxin means...

a)

ferment

b)

yoke

c)

cut

d)

poison

102.

The root sect in the word sector means...

a)

cut

b)

yoke

c)

ferment

d)

poison

103.

The root zygo in the root zygote means...

a)

yoke

b)

ferment

c)

cut

d)

nourishment

104.

The root zym in the word zymurgy means...

a)

ferment

b)

yoke

c)

nourishment

d)

seed

105.

Would you get sick if you drink a NONTOXIC substance?

a)

Yes

b)

No

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