WorksheetsRoot Words & Context Clues
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Use your knowledge of roots to define the boldfaced word: The jury did not doubt the veracity of the witness.
character
truthfulness
dishonesty
ego
Our meeting was pure happenstance.
joy
happiness
chance
silliness
He couldn't blame her for looking incredulous after hearing the tale.
disbelieving
disgusted
disingenuous
disguised
If the patriarch is the male head of the family, what would the female head be called?
grandmother
matriarch
momtriarch
m'am
The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the campaign.
made impossible
confirmed
stated the opposite
went beyond
Do not buy three bottles of Coke, when the guest list only includes two people, it would be superfluous.
unused
excessive
expensive
liquid
Even though most people were moved to tears by the plight of the polar bears, she remained apathetic.
bitter
hateful
logical
unfeeling
The bird lives in symbiosis with the hippopotamus.
total conflict with
a symbolic relationship with
a detrimental relationship with
a cooperative relationship with
Which word below most likely means below standard?
subpar
injustice
indict
empathetic
Politicians say we need to invest more in infrastructure. This means they want to....
create jobs
build roads and bridges
improve healthcare
raise taxes
Where would a substructure be located?
the base of a building
the roof of a building
the interior of a building
the exterior of a building
Which root means to say or to speak?
dict
aud
spect
pathy
Which root means among or between?
super
mis
sub
inter
Which root means to send or to let go?
miss
dict
ver
struct
Which prefix means ill, mistaken or wrong
sub
mis
re
in
