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Word Within a Word #8 & #14

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

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.
Is a school yearbook a retrospective book?
a)
Yes
b)
No
28.
Does a curator work in a hospital of museum?
a)
hospital
b)
museum
29.
Is a sancrosanct item held in low regard?
a)
Yes
b)
No
30.
Do homonyms have the same meaning?
a)
Yes
b)
No
31.

The root pleo in the word pleomorphic means...

a)

more

b)

foot

c)

divide

d)

ferment

32.

What does the root pod in the word pseudopod mean?

a)

sister

b)

plural

c)

foot

d)

body

33.

The root soror in the word sorority means...

a)

mother

b)

father

c)

brother

d)

sister

34.

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

a)

plural

b)

storm

c)

nourishment

d)

rotten

35.

The root val in the word valiant means...

a)

horse

b)

rose

c)

brother

d)

worth

36.

The root para in the word paraphrase means...

a)

word

b)

beside or near

c)

arrangement

d)

worth

37.

The root dom in the word predominant means...

a)

sleep

b)

rose

c)

beside or near

d)

rule

38.

The root erg in the word synergy means...

a)

rule

b)

work

c)

rule

d)

stop

39.

The root rhiz in the word rhizoid means...

a)

rotten

b)

root

c)

body

d)

seed

40.

The root sapro in the word saprophytic means...

a)

seed

b)

body

c)

rotten

d)

divide

41.

The root schizo in the word schism means...

a)

rotten

b)

body

c)

will

d)

divide

42.

The root hippo in the word hippodrome means...

a)

animal

b)

horse

c)

stop

d)

nourishment

43.

The root som in the word somatic means...

a)

body

b)

stop

c)

sleep

d)

poison

44.

The root spor in the word sporophyte means...

a)

body

b)

seed

c)

nourishment

d)

ferment

45.

The root sta in the word hemostat means...

a)

blood

b)

nourishment

c)

rotten

d)

stop

46.

The root rhodo in the word rhododendron means...

a)

hair

b)

yoke

c)

rotten

d)

rose

47.

The root taxis in the word syntax means...

a)

will

b)

plural

c)

government

d)

arrangement

48.

The root vol in the Voldemort means...

a)

down

b)

death

c)

will

d)

arrangement

49.

The root frat in the word fraternity means...

a)

sister

b)

mother

c)

brother

d)

father

50.

The root trich in the word trichina means...

a)

worm

b)

hair

c)

spiral

d)

ferment

51.

The root troph in the word autotroph means...

a)

self

b)

grow

c)

turn

d)

nourishment

52.

The root tox in the word toxin means...

a)

ferment

b)

yoke

c)

cut

d)

poison

53.

The root sect in the word sector means...

a)

cut

b)

yoke

c)

ferment

d)

poison

54.

The root zygo in the root zygote means...

a)

yoke

b)

ferment

c)

cut

d)

nourishment

55.

The root zym in the word zymurgy means...

a)

ferment

b)

yoke

c)

nourishment

d)

seed

56.

Is a SAPROPHYTE a plant that lives on decaying matter?

a)

Yes

b)

No

57.

Are green plants AUTOTROPHIC?

a)

Yes

b)

No

58.

If you make a bisect, will you have 3 parts?

a)

Yes

b)

No

59.

If something is benevolent, is it good will or bad will?

a)

good will

b)

bad will