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WorksheetsWork and Money Word Wisdom Unit Test With Roots and Prefixes
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which word matches the definition ________ n. an attempt to increase sales?
promotion
pension
disclose
mission
Which word matches the definition ________ v. to encourage to act?
motivate
exempt
exploit
destitute
Which word matches the definition ________ v. to reveal or explain?
disclose
stipend
fiscal
clarify
Which word matches the definition ________ n. a heroic or very smart act.
________ v. to take advantage of?
exploit
promptness
remiss
exempt
Which word matches the definition ________ v. to make clear?
clarify
disclose
remiss
appreciate
Which definition matches the word commission?
________ n. a fee that a company pays a
salesperson.
________ n. 1. the act of spending.
2. expense.
________ n. a rise in the general level of
prices for goods and services.
________ n. the act of being on time;
punctuality.
Which definition matches the word expenditure?
________ n. 1. the act of spending.
2. expense.
________ n. the act of being on time;
punctuality.
________ n. payment or money that
someone sends.
________ n. a rise in the general level of
prices for goods and services.
Which definition matches the word promptness?
________ n. the act of being on time;
punctuality.
________ v. to reveal or explain.
________ n. a heroic or very smart act.
________ v. to take advantage of.
________ v. to encourage to act.
Which definition matches the word remittance?
________ n. payment or money that
someone sends.
________ n. a fee that a company pays a
salesperson.
________ n. a heroic or very smart act.
________ v. to take advantage of.
________ v. to reveal or explain.
Which definition matches the word inflation?
________ n. a rise in the general level of
prices for goods and services.
________ n. an attempt to increase sales.
________ v. to reveal or explain.
________ n. a fee that a company pays a
salesperson.
Which word matches the definition ________ n. 1. a task or errand that a
person or group is sent to do. 2. a person’s
main goal?
mission
remiss
investment
pension
Which word matches the definition ________ adj. careless in doing one’s job or
duty?
remiss
fiscal
expenditure
opulence
Which word matches the definition ________ n. a fixed and regular salary,
allowance, or payment?
stipend
remittance
promptness
inflation
Which word matches the definition ________ adj. making or containing a
promise?
promissory
pension
collateral
appreciate
Which word matches the definition ________ v. 1. to take the place of or have
importance over. 2. to get or take for one-
self before others?
pre-empt
disclose
fiscal
exploit
Which definition matches the word pension?
________ n. a sum of money paid regularly
by a company to someone who has retired
or has a disability.
________ n. something that is given or
received as payment for work done or for a
loss or injury.
________ v. to free from having to do
something.
________ adj. freed from having to do something
________ adj. able to be turned in or
exchanged for money or products.
Which definition matches the word compensation?
________ n. something that is given or
received as payment for work done or for a
loss or injury.
________ adj. able to be turned in or
exchanged for money or products.
________ adj. careless in doing one’s job or
duty.
________ v. 1. to take the place of or have
importance over. 2. to get or take for one-
self before others.
Which definition matches the word exempt?
________ v. to free from having to do
something.
________ adj. freed from having to do something.
________ adj. able to be turned in or
exchanged for money or products.
________ v. 1. to take the place of or have
importance over. 2. to get or take for one-self before others.
________ n. a sum of money paid regularly
by a company to someone who has retired
or has a disability.
Which definition matches the word redeemable?
________ adj. able to be turned in or
exchanged for money or products.
________ n. a fixed and regular salary,
allowance, or payment.
________ n. 1. a task or errand that a
person or group is sent to do. 2. a person’s
main goal.
________ adj. making or containing a
promise.
Which definition matches the word peremptory?
________ adj. 1. ending all debate or action;
final. 2. not to be disobeyed.
________ v. to free from having to do
something.
________ adj. freed from having to do something.
________ n. something that is given or
received as payment for work done or for a
loss or injury.
________ n. a fixed and regular salary,
allowance, or payment.
Which word matches the definition ________ adj. very poor?
destitute
disclose
default
depreciate
Which word matches the definition ________ n. a person who works with
others?
colleague
pension
exploit
opulence
Which word matches the definition ________ adj. 1. having to do with money or
financial matters. 2. having to do with money
matters and finances of a government?
fiscal
inflation
disclose
depreciate
Which word matches the definition ________ n. a loan in which a pledge of
property is given as a guarantee that the
loan will be repaid.
________ v. to pledge property as a
guarantee that a loan will be repaid?
mortgage
pension
expenditure
remittance
Which word matches the definition ________ n. a failure to do what is expected
or required.
________ v. to fail to repay a debt or fulfill
an obligation?
default
exempt
stipend
fiscal
Which definition matches the word collateral?
________ n. something of value given to a
lender of money as a guarantee that the loan
will be repaid.
________ n. 1. something that is bought to
earn money. 2. the act of putting money into
something in order to earn more money.
________ n. great riches or wealth.
________ v. to lose value or drop in price.
Which definition matches the word investment?
________ n. 1. something that is bought to
earn money. 2. the act of putting money into
something in order to earn more money.
________ v. 1. to raise in value or price.
2. to understand the worth, value, or quality
of something.
________ n. something of value given to a
lender of money as a guarantee that the loan
will be repaid.
________ n. a failure to do what is expected
or required.
________ v. to fail to repay a debt or fulfill an obligation.
Which definition matches the word opulence?
________ n. great riches or wealth.
________ v. to lose value or drop in price.
________ n. a failure to do what is expected
or required.
________ v. to fail to repay a debt or fulfill an obligation.
________ adj. 1. having to do with money or
financial matters. 2. having to do with money
matters and finances of a government.
Which definition matches the word appreciate?
________ v. 1. to raise in value or price.
2. to understand the worth, value, or quality
of something.
________ v. to lose value or drop in price.
________ n. 1. something that is bought to
earn money. 2. the act of putting money into
something in order to earn more money.
________ n. something of value given to a
lender of money as a guarantee that the loan
will be repaid.
Which definition matches the word depreciate?
________ v. to lose value or drop in price.
________ n. a failure to do what is expected
or required.
________ v. to fail to repay a debt or fulfill an obligation.
________ n. great riches or wealth.
________ n. a person who works with
others.
(MULTIPLE ANSWERS) Which roots match the definition to hang, to weigh?
pend
pens
pond
miss
mitt
Which root matches the definition to buy, to take?
empt
miss
ex-
pro-
(MULTIPLE ANSWERS) Which roots match the definition to send?
miss
mitt
pond
pens
pend
Which definition matches the prefix com-?
with
away from, out of
forward, forth
to send
Which definition matches the prefix ex-?
away from, out of
with
forward, forth
to buy, to take
Which definition matches the prefix pro-?
forward, forth
away from, out of
with
to send
