WorksheetsGreek and Latin Root Word FLECT; FLEX
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to bend around or curve
a)
circumflex
b)
deflect
c)
reflect
d)
retroflex
2.
to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve
a)
deflect
b)
flexor
c)
inflexible
d)
flexible
3.
capable of bending without breaking
a)
flexible
b)
reflect
c)
reflex angle
d)
inflection
4.
a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg
a)
flexor
b)
inflection
c)
circumflex
d)
deflect
5.
the bending of a person's voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one's voice go up and down
a)
inflection
b)
reflect
c)
reflection
d)
retroflex
6.
not capable of being bent without breaking
a)
inflexible
b)
flexible
c)
deflect
d)
reflect
7.
to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back
a)
reflect
b)
reflection
c)
retroflex
d)
circumflex
8.
the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back
a)
reflection
b)
reflect
c)
reflex angle
d)
deflect
9.
an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond a straight line
a)
reflex angle
b)
flexor
c)
flexible
d)
inflection
10.
bent or turned backward
a)
retroflex
b)
reflex angle
c)
flexor
d)
reflect
11.
What is the meaning of the roots: flect, flex?
a)
strong
b)
to build
c)
to bend
d)
change
12.
Inject, objection, and project come from the root "ject" which means
a)
feeling, suffering
b)
to throw
c)
break, burst
d)
measure
13.
The root word "spect" means
a)
judge, law
b)
word, study
c)
see/look
d)
light
14.
The word part "pre" means ___________________.
a)
next to
b)
after
c)
before
d)
over
15.
I received a __________, autographed basketball from Donovan Mitchell after the Jazz destroyed the Thunder!
a)
bona fide
b)
bonus
c)
beneficiary
d)
benefactor
16.
What does "ped" mean?
a)
foot
b)
sound
c)
light
d)
hear
17.
What does "cred" mean?
a)
water
b)
time
c)
believe
d)
hear
18.
What does "port" mean?
a)
time
b)
word
c)
star
d)
to carry
19.
What does "ject" mean?
a)
earth
b)
throw
c)
move up or step up
d)
write
20.
adj. giving many enjoyable things; in large amounts.
a)
bountiful
b)
beneficial
c)
bonus
d)
benevolent
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