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List Five Root Words Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the root, "mal"?

a)

strange

b)

upset

c)

bad

d)

good

2.

What is the definition of the root, "duc/duct"?

a)

to follow

b)

around

c)

across

d)

to lead

3.

What is the definition of the root, "corp"?

a)

body

b)

business

c)

leader

d)

small

4.

What is the definition of the root, "carn"?

a)

false

b)

flesh

c)

fan

d)

life

5.

What is the definition of the root, "capit"?

a)

city

b)

head

c)

far

d)

tall

6.

What is the definition of the root, "dict"?

a)

heat

b)

to lead

c)

say or speak

d)

sound

7.

What is the definition of the root, "aqua"?

a)

poison

b)

water

c)

man

d)

swim

8.

What is the definition of the root, "polis/polit"?

a)

ruler or king

b)

land

c)

foot

d)

city or citizen

9.

What is the definition of the root, "hypo"?

a)

over or excessive

b)

to write

c)

self

d)

under or less

10.

What is the definition of the root, "pyr"?

a)

water

b)

death

c)

fire

d)

heat

11.

What is pyromania?

a)

a desire to sail on the ocean

b)

a desire to set fires

c)

a desire to travel the earth

d)

a desire to join the circus

12.

What is a megalopolis?

a)

a small town

b)

a city in Poland

c)

a big leader

d)

a big city

13.

What is hypothermia?

a)

a low body temperature

b)

boiling point

c)

a low number of cells

d)

excessive heat

14.

What is a carnivore?

a)

an animal that feeds on flesh

b)

an animal that eats leaves

c)

a place with games and rides

d)

an animal that drinks water

15.

What is malaria?

a)

good food

b)

a compliment

c)

a state of being in a good mood

d)

a bad disease