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Root of the Month - Oct/Nov

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ring my godmother gave me has (a)   value.

2.

The numbing cream (a)   the area before the surgery.

3.

Before the group made a (a)   , they talked about the pros and cons.

4.

Her feelings of (a)   got in the way of her happiness.

5.

HIs music inspired the younger (a)   of country artists.

6.

His comment will (a)   a lot of discussions about social justice.

7.

The League of Nations was the (a)   of what is referred to today as the United Nations.

8.

Which root word means to feel?

a)

gen

b)

sent

c)

sens

9.

Which root word means race, kind, family, or birth?

a)

gen

b)

sent

c)

sens

10.

Marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism

a)

sentimental

b)

desensitize

c)

consensus

d)

resentment

11.

To cause (someone or something) to be less sensitive

a)

sentimental

b)

desensitize

c)

consensus

d)

resentment

12.

General agreement; unanimity

a)

sentimental

b)

desensitize

c)

consensus

d)

resentment

13.

Resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought

a)

resentment

b)

desensitize

c)

sentimental

d)

consensus

14.

The feeling of indignant displeasure at some act, remark, or person

a)

sentimental

b)

desensitize

c)

consensus

d)

resentment

15.

All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively

a)

generation

b)

genesis

c)

generate

16.

The time when something came into existence; the beginning or origin

a)

generation

b)

genesis

c)

generate

17.

Cause (something, especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about

a)

generation

b)

genesis

c)

generate

18.

Based on what you know about the meaning of gen, what does the word progeny mean?

a)

the color of a sunflower

b)

a song sang by someone

c)

the children born to a person

19.

Based on what you know about the meaning of sent, what does the word sensation mean?

a)

the sounds of applause

b)

a powerful lyric in a song

c)

a physical feeling resulting from contact

20.

Based on what you know about the meaning of sent, what does the word dissent mean?

a)

to throw something upwards

b)

the feeling of disagreement

c)

speaking under your breath