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Root Words - Word Families

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Given this word family, what do you think the root audi means?

  • Audio
  • Audience
  • Audition
a)

small

b)

listen/hear

c)

together

d)

far

2.

Given this word family, what do you think the root cred means?

  • Credit
  • Credible
  • Incredible
a)

friend

b)

around

c)

believe

d)

make

3.

Given this word family, what do you think the root man means?

  • Manual
  • Manage
  • Maneuver
a)

speak

b)

go

c)

shape

d)

hand

4.

Given this word family, what do you think the root port means?

  • Transport
  • Export
  • Porter
a)

carry

b)

under

c)

three

d)

less

5.

Given this word family, what do you think the root spect mean?

Inspect Spectacle Suspect

a)

over

b)

change

c)

watch

d)

land

6.

Given this word family, what do you think the root tele means?

  • Telephone
  • Telescope
  • Telepathy
a)

pull

b)

from afar

c)

to make

d)

place

7.

Given this word family, what do you think the root micro means?

  • Microscope
  • Microphone
  • Microscopic
a)

in

b)

small

c)

down

d)

through

8.

Given this word family, what do you think the root mega means?

  • Megaphone
  • Megalopolis
  • Megabyte
a)

two

b)

whole

c)

over

d)

big

9.

Given this word family, what do you think the root auto mean?

  • Autograph
  • Automobile
  • Autobiography
a)

self

b)

one

c)

before

d)

water

10.

Given this word family, what do you think the root aqua means?

  • Aquarium
  • Aquamarine
  • Aquatic
a)

fire

b)

solid

c)

water

d)

under

11.

Given this word family, what do you think the root therm means?

  • Thermometer
  • Thermal
  • Thermostat
a)

tiny

b)

heat

c)

open

d)

measure