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Word Within a Word Lists 13 & 15

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The root tropo in the word heliotrope means...

a)

turn

b)

stomach

c)

whole

d)

motion

2.

The root gastro in the word gastronomy means...

a)

intestines

b)

angle

c)

stomach

d)

eating

3.

The root arthro in the word arthritis means...

a)

kind

b)

finger

c)

sight

d)

joint

4.

The root ventri in the word ventriloquist means...

a)

belly

b)

intestines

c)

embryo

d)

full of

5.

The root dors in the word dorsal means...

a)

back

b)

fin

c)

kind

d)

single or simple

6.

The root macro in the word macrocosm means...

a)

large

b)

short

c)

arm

d)

element

7.

The root dextro in the word dexterity means...

a)

single or simple

b)

mineral or fossil

c)

in two parts

d)

right or clockwise

8.

The root lite in the word stalactite means...

a)

single or simple

b)

mineral or fossil

c)

in two parts

d)

right or clockwise

9.

The root haplo in the word haploid means...

a)

single or simple

b)

mineral or fossil

c)

in two parts

d)

right or clockwise

10.

The root dicho in the word dichotomy means...

a)

single or simple

b)

mineral or fossil

c)

in two parts

d)

right or clockwise

11.

The root brachy in the word brachylogy means...

a)

kind

b)

arm

c)

short

d)

gills

12.

The root brachio in the word brachium means...

a)

kind

b)

arm

c)

short

d)

gills

13.

The root branchio in the word branchiopod means...

a)

kind

b)

arm

c)

short

d)

gills

14.

The root kin in the word kinetic means...

a)

motion

b)

angle

c)

eating

d)

element

15.

The root phylo in the word phylum means...

a)

embryo

b)

kind

c)

sigt

d)

gills

16.

The root blasto in the word blastocyst means...

a)

embryo

b)

out

c)

full of

d)

explode

17.

The root dactylo in the word pterodactyl means...

a)

large

b)

finger

c)

light

d)

full of

18.

The root phos in the word phosphorus means...

a)

light

b)

mineral or fossil

c)

element

d)

full of

19.

The root gon in the word pentagon means...

a)

turn

b)

belly

c)

motion

d)

angle

20.

The root vore in the word omnivore means...

a)

eating

b)

arm

c)

belly

d)

stomach

21.

The root holo in the word holistic means...

a)

large

b)

back

c)

out

d)

whole

22.

The root opia int he word myopia means...

a)

sight

b)

in two parts

c)

element

d)

angle

23.

The root lent in the word indolent means...

a)

finger

b)

lazy

c)

in two parts

d)

full of

24.

The root ef in the word effusive means...

a)

out

b)

back

c)

large

d)

kind

25.

The root ium in the word uranium means...

a)

element

b)

eating

c)

light

d)

in two parts

26.

Is a fish's dorsal fin on its side?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

Is double vision haplopia or diplopia?

a)

Haplopia

b)

Diplopia

28.

Is a moving van telekinesis?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

Is a dactylogram a fingerprint?

a)

Yes

b)

No

30.

Is a hypokinetic person extremely overactive?

a)

Yes

b)

No

31.
The root form in the word formation means...
a)
blood
b)
last
c)
shape
d)
sugar
32.
The root sequ in the word sequence means...
a)
follow
b)
thousandth
c)
few or small
d)
disease
33.
The root glyc in the word hypoglycemic means...
a)
white
b)
beneath
c)
remember
d)
sweet
34.
The root hemo in the word hematoma means...
a)
blood
b)
work
c)
empty
d)
leaf
35.
The root ultima in the word penultimate means...
a)
condition
b)
last
c)
carry
d)
plant
36.
The root infra in the word infrared means...
a)
step
b)
work
c)
sweet
d)
beneath
37.

The root leuko in the word leukemia means...

a)

white

b)

growth

c)

thousandth

d)

cancer

38.
The root lys in the word catalyst means...
a)
white
b)
eat
c)
break down
d)
leaf
39.
The root meso in the word mesophilic means...
a)
muscle
b)
middle
c)
empty
d)
disease
40.
The root milli in the word milligram means...
a)
remember
b)
beneath
c)
thousandth
d)
break down
41.
The root mem in the word commemorate means...
a)
color
b)
shape
c)
remember
d)
sweet
42.
The root gress in the word regress means...
a)
step
b)
muscle
c)
empty
d)
plant
43.
The root labor in the word laborious
a)
remember
b)
work
c)
condition
d)
carry
44.
The root vac in the word vacuole means...
a)
eat
b)
carry
c)
empty
d)
leaf
45.
The root oligo in the word oligarchy means...
a)
beneath
b)
white
c)
blood
d)
few or small
46.
The root ose in the word lactose means...
a)
sweet
b)
work
c)
sugar
d)
step
47.
The root osis in the word thrombosis means
a)
middle
b)
condition
c)
remember
d)
plant
48.
The root tude in the word aptitude means...
a)
state of 
b)
disease
c)
eat
d)
muscle
49.
The root patho in the word pathogenic means...
a)
color
b)
shape
c)
disease
d)
remember
50.
The root phag in the word bacteriophage means...
a)
eat
b)
middle 
c)
plant
d)
sugar
51.
The root phor in the word euphoria means...
a)
condition
b)
white
c)
carry
d)
blood
52.
The root phyt in the word neophyte means...
a)
leaf
b)
empty 
c)
remember
d)
plant
53.
The root phyll in the word chlorophyll means...
a)
plant
b)
leaf
c)
step
d)
break down 
54.
The root chrom in the word chromatic means...
a)
follow
b)
color
c)
work
d)
muscle
55.
The root myo in the word myocardium means...
a)
thousandth
b)
last
c)
muscle
d)
color
56.
Does a psychopath have a diseased soul?
a)
Yes
b)
No
57.
Is an ultimatum a final demand?
a)
Yes
b)
No
58.
Does a catalyst slow things down?
a)
Yes
b)
No
59.
Is an oligarchy rules by one person?
a)
Yes
b)
No
60.
When you are in a state of euphoria, you feel quite sad.
a)
Yes
b)
No