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Spelling Morphology Root Words Quiz (#3)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which root has a similar meaning to the roots "anti" and "contra"?

a)

duc

b)

mov

c)

belli

d)

alter

2.

What do the roots "cert", "cogn" and "sci" mean? Select all that are correct.

a)

the be sure

b)

to persevere

c)

to know

d)

the get lost

3.

Which word does NOT use one of these roots: "ambi", "bi", "bin" or "du"?

a)

ambivalent

b)

duo

c)

binoculars

d)

amber

4.

Choose the word that shares a root meaning with the root "port".

a)

movement

b)

transfer

c)

cyclical

d)

airplane

5.

The roots "circu", "cycl" and "peri" mean around, circle or ring.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Select all of the roots that mean small. (Select all that apply.)

a)

cle

b)

micro

c)

min

d)

mini

7.

The chef ________ the vegetables for the soup. (chopped into small pieces)

a)

diminished

b)

minced

c)

minuted

d)

minimum

8.

What do the roots "alter", "meta" and "var" mean? Choose all that apply.

a)

change

b)

fly

c)

different

d)

other

9.

Popular television shows _____ over time.

a)

vary

b)

variable

c)

metabolism

d)

metamorphosis

10.

The roots "mob", "mot" and "mov" mean...

a)

action

b)

master

c)

move

d)

accelerate

11.

Because he was late to work too many days, his boss considered ____________ him.

a)

mobilizing

b)

promoting

c)

motioning

d)

demoting

12.

The tickets for admission to the concert were transmitted to my phone after I submitted my order. I would have been remiss if I had omitted the ticket for my sister.

The roots "miss" and "mit" mean ...

a)

both

b)

mind

c)

bring

d)

send

13.

The roots "jud", "jus", "leg", and "reg" all mean law, guide or rule.

Choose the branch of government that does not use these roots.

(*Hint one of these is NOT a branch of government.)

a)

executive

b)

judicial

c)

legislative

d)

influencer

14.

Which roots mean mark?

a)

scrib

b)

not

c)

sign

d)

soph

15.

The teacher asked the students to read and _________ the text as their homework.

a)

notarize

b)

annotate

c)

signature

d)

sign

16.

What do the roots "graph", "scrib" and "script" mean?

a)

write

b)

read

c)

answer phones

d)

see

17.

A _______ records the movements of the earth.

a)

photographer

b)

autograph

c)

seismograph

d)

paragraph

18.

Choose all the roots that mean advise, teach, wise.

a)

scrib

b)

soph

c)

mon

d)

doc

19.

________ studied the structure of governments and democracy.

a)

principals

b)

doctorates

c)

philosophers

d)

testimonials

20.

Choose the roots that we HAVEN'T yet studied!

a)

aud

b)

funct

c)

meta

d)

soph