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Worksheets8th Grade Root Words Cumulative S2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What does the word "fraternal" mean?
A person who is friendly with others
A group of people with similar interests
Relating to brothers or brotherly feelings
To be friendly with someone
What does the word "proficient" mean?
Completing a task easily.
A person who wants everything to be perfect.
Good at doing something.
A document that is proof of something.
A United States senator is elected for how many years?
2
4
6
8
What does the word "fraternity" mean?
A person who is friendly with others
A group of people with similar interests
Relating to brothers or brotherly feelings
To be friendly with someone
What does the word "certificate" mean?
Good at doing something.
A person who wants everything to be perfect.
A document that is proof of something.
One of the things that cause something to happen.
What does the word "fraternize" mean?
A person who is friendly with others
A group of people with similar interests
Relating to brothers or brotherly feelings
To be friendly with someone
The Summer Olympics occur only in years that are perfectly divisible by four
*Ignore the anomaly that is happening with this summer's Olympics.
True
False
What does the word "perfectionist" mean?
Completing a task easily.
A person who wants everything to be perfect.
A document that is proof of something.
One of the things that cause something to happen.
What does the word "fraternizer" mean?
A person who is friendly with others
A group of people with similar interests
Relating to brothers or brotherly feelings
To be friendly with someone
What do the root "frat" mean?
Father
Mother
Brother
Sister
What does the root "phon" mean?
Sound
Silence
Secret
Transport
What is the "rule of law"?
Everyone but the president must follow the law.
All laws must be the same in every state.
Everyone must follow the law.
Government does not have to follow the law.
What does the word "cacophony" mean?
A harsh or unpleasant sound.
A large orchestra.
A pleasing sound, especially in speech.
Representing speech sounds with symbols.
A record player.
What does the word "phonetic" mean?
A harsh or unpleasant sound.
A large orchestra.
A pleasing sound, especially in speech.
Representing speech sounds with symbols.
A record player.
What does the word "symphony" mean?
A harsh or unpleasant sound.
A large orchestra.
A pleasing sound, especially in speech.
Representing speech sounds with symbols.
A record player.
What does the word "phonograph" mean?
A harsh or unpleasant sound.
A large orchestra.
A pleasing sound, especially in speech.
Representing speech sounds with symbols.
A record player.
What does the word "euphony" mean?
A harsh or unpleasant sound.
A large orchestra.
A pleasing sound, especially in speech.
Representing speech sounds with symbols.
A record player.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Smurfs
Wisconsinites
Native Americans
No people lived here
What does the root "pla and plea" mean?
To plead
To please
To protect
To play
What does the word "displeasure" mean?
A statement that expresses an idea that is not new (unoriginal)
A polite remark or act.
A feeling of unhappiness or annoyance
Satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change
What does the word "aberration" mean?
Straying from what is normal.
Incorrect or mistaken
Unpredictable behavior
Something that is not normal.
Why does the flag of the United States have 13 stripes?
Because it was considered lucky to have 13 stripes on a flag.
Because the stripes represent the original members of the Second Continental Congress.
Because the stripes represent the original 13 colonies.
Because the stripes represent the number of signatures on the US Constitution.
What does the word "pleasantry" mean?
A statement that expresses an idea that is not new (unoriginal)
A polite remark or act.
A feeling of unhappiness or annoyance
Satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change
What does the word "complacent" mean?
A statement that expresses an idea that is not new (unoriginal)
A polite remark or act.
A feeling of unhappiness or annoyance
Satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
My Country Tis of Thee
God Bless the USA
America the Beautiful
What does the word "platitude" mean?
A statement that expresses an idea that is not new (unoriginal)
A polite remark or act.
A feeling of unhappiness or annoyance
Satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change
What does the word "cacophony" mean?
A harsh or unpleasant sound.
A large orchestra.
A pleasing sound, especially in speech.
Representing speech sounds with symbols.
What does the word "symphony" mean?
A harsh or unpleasant sound.
A large orchestra.
A pleasing sound, especially in speech.
Representing speech sounds with symbols.
What does the root "hab" mean?
Awake
Die
Sleep
Live
What does the word "cohabit" mean?
A permanent resident.
Something that prevents a person from acting freely.
To help restore someone to a normal or useful life.
To live together.
What does the word "inhabitant" mean?
A permanent resident.
Something that prevents a person from acting freely.
To help restore someone to a normal or useful life.
To live together.
What does the word "inhibition" mean?
A permanent resident.
Something that prevents a person from acting freely.
To help restore someone to a normal or useful life.
To live together.
What does the word "rehabilitate" mean?
A permanent resident.
Something that prevents a person from acting freely.
To help restore someone to a normal or useful life.
To live together.
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The state where you inhabit.
Congress
The President
The United States of America
What does the word "conform" mean?
To give a definite or official form to (something).
Something that you need to do, but isn't important.
To do what other people do or follow laws.
A person who refuses to follow accepted rules or customs.
What does the root "form" mean?
To move
To shape
To destroy
To transfer
What does the word "inhabitant" mean?
A permanent resident.
Something that prevents a person from acting freely.
To help restore someone to a normal or useful life.
To live together.
The 1918 influenza pandemic caused an estimated ___________ deaths worldwide.
5,000
50,000,000
5,000,000
500,000
What does the word "formality" mean?
To give a definite or official form to (something).
Something that you need to do, but isn't important.
To do what other people do or follow laws.
A person who refuses to follow accepted rules or customs.
What does the word "formalize" mean?
To give a definite or official form to (something).
Something that you need to do, but isn't important.
To do what other people do or follow laws.
A person who refuses to follow accepted rules or customs.
What does the word "nonconformist" mean?
To give a definite or official form to (something).
Something that you need to do, but isn't important.
To do what other people do or follow laws.
A person who refuses to follow accepted rules or customs.
In what month do we vote for President?
January
November
February
October
What is the highest court in the United States?
the District Court
the Court of Appeals
the Federal Court
the Supreme Court
What does the root "err" mean?
To reproduce
To create
To destroy
To wander
What does the word "erratic" mean?
Straying from what is normal.
Incorrect or mistaken
Unpredictable behavior
Something that is not normal.
What does the word "errant" mean?
Straying from what is normal.
Incorrect or mistaken
Unpredictable behavior
Something that is not normal.
What does the word "erroneous" mean?
Straying from what is normal.
Incorrect or mistaken
Unpredictable behavior
Something that is not normal.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Boston Harbor
Long Island
New York Harbor
San Francisco
What does "edict" mean?
When a person declares that they are leaving an official office.
An official declaration given by a person in power.
Part of a sentence that has a verb and stating something about the subject.
When a jury tells what their decision is.
Who makes federal laws?
the States
the President
Congress
the Supreme Court
