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Word Parts--Root Assignment

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root "cycl or cyclo" mean?

a)

circular

b)

heart

c)

turn

d)

end

2.

The root of the word "dermatology"?

a)

logy

b)

de

c)

ology

d)

derm

3.

The root "bio" means?

a)

book

b)

library

c)

life

d)

study of

4.

If "rupt" means to break, which of these words means to break into a conversation?

a)

corrupt

b)

erupt

c)

rupture

d)

interrupt

5.

The root "ped" means foot, so a pedicure is?

a)

someone who walks on their feet

b)

a machine that has a foot pedal

c)

a cosemetic treatment of the feet or toenails

d)

a four-footed animal

6.

Which two root words mean "many"?

a)

multi

b)

poly

c)

mono

d)

uni

7.

What does the root "cide" mean as in homicide, suicide, genocide?

a)

people

b)

to cut

c)

to kill

d)

body

8.

Which root word means "time".

a)

spir

b)

therm

c)

tempo

d)

tract

9.

What root word means "light"?

a)

therm

b)

tele

c)

phono

d)

photo

10.

What is the root for "love" ?

a)

phil

b)

phobia

c)

sci

d)

mania

11.

What root means "far away"?

a)

script or scribe

b)

tact

c)

pop

d)

tele

12.

What is the root for "water?"

a)

omni

b)

ject

c)

spir

d)

hydro or hydra

13.

Given this word family, what do you think the root audi means?

  • Audio
  • Audience
  • Audition
a)

small

b)

listen/hear

c)

together

d)

far

14.

Given this word family, what do you think the root cred means?

  • Credit
  • Credible
  • Incredible
a)

friend

b)

around

c)

believe

d)

make

15.

Given this word family, what do you think the root man means?

  • Manual
  • Manage
  • Maneuver
a)

speak

b)

go

c)

shape

d)

hand

16.

Given this word family, what do you think the root port means?

  • Transport
  • Export
  • Porter
a)

carry

b)

under

c)

three

d)

less

17.

Given this word family, what do you think the root spect mean?

Inspect Spectacle Suspect

a)

over

b)

change

c)

watch

d)

land

18.

Given this word family, what do you think the root tele means?

  • Telephone
  • Telescope
  • Telepathy
a)

pull

b)

from afar

c)

to make

d)

place

19.

Given this word family, what do you think the root micro means?

  • Microscope
  • Microphone
  • Microscopic
a)

in

b)

small

c)

down

d)

through

20.

Given this word family, what do you think the root mega means?

  • Megaphone
  • Megalopolis
  • Megabyte
a)

two

b)

whole

c)

over

d)

big

21.

What does the root word "ego" mean, such as in the word "egotistical" or "egocentric"?

a)

Earth

b)

Environmen

c)

I or self

d)

Money

22.

What does the root word "phobia" mean, such as in the word agoraphobia?

a)

Happiness

b)

Fear

c)

Loniness

d)

Bravery

23.

What does the root word "aud" mean, such as in the word "audience" or "audible"?

a)

to hear

b)

to see

c)

to touch

d)

to smell

24.

What does the root word "corp" mean, such as in the word "corpse" or "corporation"?

a)

small

b)

body

c)

large

d)

nothing

25.

What does the root word "sect" mean, such as in "section" or "insect"?

a)

part or cut

b)

whole

c)

half

d)

one third

26.

What does the root word "mal" mean, as in "malevolent" or "maleficence"?

a)

good/positive

b)

happy/joyful

c)

sad/depressed

d)

bad/evil

27.
What root means writing?
a)
Port
b)
Graph
c)
Miss/Mit
d)
Ped
28.
What word names what someone has written when he or she signed his or her own name on something?
a)
phonograph
b)
autograph
c)
biography
d)
homograph
29.
What word names the hobby or study of how light records an image using a camera?
a)
photography
b)
autobiography
c)
bibliography
d)
cartography
30.
What word labels two words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, depending on how it is used?
a)
cartography
b)
homograph
c)
cartograph
d)
homography