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Root Words 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

sequ

a)

to follow

b)

pointed; stabbed; pierce

c)

thin

d)

see; look at; observe

2.

loqu

a)

to follow

b)

talk; speak

c)

know

d)

die; death; decay

3.

polit

a)

messenger; report

b)

know

c)

mark; brand; tattoo-mark

d)

citizen

4.

tenu

a)

see; look at; observe

b)

talk; speak

c)

thin

d)

know

5.

vis

a)

see; look at; observe

b)

know

c)

messenger; report

d)

to follow

6.

nunc

a)

pointed; stabbed; pierced

b)

die; death; decay

c)

thin

d)

messenger; report

7.

gnost

a)

talk; speak

b)

know

c)

citizen

d)

see; look at; observe

8.

mor

a)

die; death; decay

b)

thin

c)

to follow

d)

know

9.

stig

a)

pointed; stabbed; pierced

b)

die; death; decay

c)

mark; brand; tattoo-mark

d)

see; look at; observe

10.

punct

a)

to follow

b)

know

c)

messenger; report

d)

pointed; stabbed; pierced

11.

Accustomed to country life, the farmer had a difficult time adjusting to his new home in a busy, crowded _____________.

a)

metropolis

b)

diagnosis

c)

stigma

d)

mortification

12.

Using an ultrasound, the radiologist was able to pinpoint the tumor and _____________ the patient’s rare form of cancer.

a)

stigmatize

b)

diagnose

c)

extenuate

d)

enunciate

13.

Often, people are afraid to admit they have a mental disorder or seek treatment because of the _____________ attached to mental health issues.

a)

punctuality

b)

eloquence

c)

punctuation

d)

stigma

14.

If Allen wants people to understand what he is saying, he needs to speak more slowly and _____________ his words.

a)

diagnose

b)

envisage

c)

enunciate

d)

sequester

15.

Under certain _____________ conditions, even the strictest teacher may occasionally allow a student to turn in late work.

a)

eloquent

b)

extenuating

c)

metropolitan

d)

punctual

16.

Anna was not known for being _____________, which is why her friends always told her to arrive thirty minutes early.

a)

eloquent

b)

mortified

c)

punctual

d)

metropolitan

17.

Despite his sorrow, the soldier managed to give a(n) _____________ eulogy about his fallen comrade.

a)

eloquent

b)

extenuating

c)

stigmatizing

d)

punctual

18.

The novelist decided to _____________ herself in an isolated cabin so she could finish her manuscript without interruptions.

a)

mortify

b)

diagnose

c)

enunciate

d)

sequester

19.

The guidance counselor encouraged her seniors to _____________ their dreams for the future to help them persevere through the apathy of senioritis.

a)

envisage

b)

punctuate

c)

diagnose

d)

sequester

20.

In 8th grade, my mother _____________ me every afternoon by picking me up from school wearing pajamas, a bathrobe, and curlers in her hair.

a)

announced

b)

envisaged

c)

mortified

d)

diagnosed