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Root words (rupt, mit/mis, tract, mem)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

rupt

1.

to break

b)

mit/mis

2.

to send

c)

tract

3.

to pull

d)

mem

4.

mind/thinking

2.

My car emitted a strange odor, so I took it to the shop.

a)

increased

b)

gave off/ sent out

c)

broke down

3.

The phone call interrupted my class, and I got annoyed.

a)

startled

b)

break between something

c)

changed between

4.

(a)   means to send.

5.

The newspaper retracted the statement regarding the president.

a)

took back, pulled back

b)

highlighted

c)

changed

6.

Screaming his name down the hall disrupted the whole class.

a)

cancelled

b)

affected

c)

disturbing or breaking concentration

7.

Basketball players sometimes wipe the bottom of their shoes to increase the traction of their shoes.

a)

cleanliness and safety

b)

height and jump

c)

the act of pulling or gripping

8.

Match the following

a)

memento

1.

an object to keep as a reminder

b)

memorial

2.

having characteristics of past thoughts

c)

memo

3.

a brief note to remind someone of something

d)

commemorate

4.

to recall and celebrate with others

9.

I hope I ​ (a)   to ​ (b)   the paperwork for my license on time.

Choose from the below words
remember
submit
memorize
dismiss
10.

Root word (a)   refers to the mind or thinking

11.

When the day cooled off, the contraction of the wood made the door easier to open.

a)

splintering

b)

sturdiness

c)

shrinking/ pulling inward

12.

Waving his hand at me was a casual ​ (a)   to indicate he was done with our conversation.

Choose from the below words
dismissal
mission
omission
13.

What does the root word CHRON mean?

a)

pull

b)

time

c)

carry

d)

send

14.

the suffix IVE means

a)

the act of

b)

able to

c)

being/doing

d)

not

15.

The prefixes IL/IM/IN/IR mean

a)

full of

b)

partly

c)

also

d)

not

16.

The prefix COM/CON means

a)

with

b)

not

c)

again

d)

wrongly

17.

the suffix OUS means

a)

likely

b)

the act of

c)

without

d)

full of