WorksheetsRoot words
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
writing
a)
anthro
b)
gram/graph
c)
para
d)
morph
2.
depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings
a)
dismal
b)
malice
c)
malignant
d)
malady
3.
bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitos
a)
malaria
b)
malodorous
c)
dismal
d)
malevolent
4.
bad health; illness; sickness
a)
malady
b)
dismal
c)
malfeasance
d)
malice
5.
an evildoer; a person who does bad things
a)
malefactor
b)
malignant
c)
malaria
d)
malady
6.
wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official
a)
malfeasance
b)
malady
c)
malefactor
d)
malice
7.
mischief; evil intent; bad will
a)
malice
b)
malaria
c)
malfeasance
d)
malororous
8.
harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer
a)
malignant
b)
dismal
c)
malaria
d)
malady
9.
having bad health or having poor nutrition
a)
malnourished
b)
malignant
c)
malefactor
d)
dismal
10.
bad smell; stinky
a)
malodorous
b)
malaria
c)
malefactor
d)
malnourished
11.
bad health; illness; sickness
a)
malevolent
b)
malady
c)
malaria
d)
malefactor
12.
an evildoer; a person who does bad things
a)
malevolent
b)
malfeasance
c)
malice
d)
malefactor
13.
a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others
a)
malevolent
b)
malfeasance
c)
malice
d)
malignant
14.
mischief; evil intent; bad will
a)
malnourished
b)
malodorous
c)
malice
d)
malignant
15.
What does the root MAL/MAL mean?
a)
bad; abnormal; worse
b)
good; well
c)
law; justice
d)
to believe
16.
What does the root BEN/BENE/BON mean?
a)
bad; abnormal; worse
b)
good; well
c)
law; justice
d)
to believe
17.
What does the root SCRIP/SCRIPT mean?
a)
write
b)
to send
c)
carry
d)
cut; separate
18.
Define the Root Word "MAL"
a)
bad, evil
b)
life
c)
thrown
d)
back, again
19.
Which word describes a person who gives money or helpful things for a good cause?
a)
bounteous
b)
benzene
c)
benefactor
d)
bon vivant
20.
Bill Gates can be called _ since he provides money, schools, and hospitals in the poorest of countries.
a)
bon vivant
b)
benevolent
c)
bending
d)
bonus
21.
Some _ fans of Villanova bought a jersey last spring after they won the Final Four in basketball.
a)
immobile
b)
bonanza
c)
benediction
d)
bona fide
22.
Fugett Middle School might be the _ of skate park out back if a generous benefactor decided that it would make our school a better place.
a)
benevolent
b)
bona fide
c)
beneficiary
d)
bookish
23.
The group of supervisors had to make a _ decision that would not make any of the subgroups of supporters angry.
a)
benign
b)
paragraph
c)
bonus
d)
benefactor
24.
The leader of the Antarctic exploration gave a _that the next leg of their journey would keep all of the participants safe in the worsening conditions.
a)
benediction
b)
benevolent
c)
paragraph
d)
autograph
25.
The root SCRIB/SCRIPT means:
a)
write
b)
writing
c)
hand
d)
send
26.
a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument
a)
prescription
b)
inscription
c)
manuscript
d)
postscript
27.
a piece of typed or handwritten writing, such as a book
a)
prescription
b)
scribble
c)
manuscript
d)
postscript
28.
P.S.; a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished
a)
prescription
b)
scribble
c)
scribe
d)
postscript
29.
a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy
a)
prescription
b)
scribble
c)
scribe
d)
script
30.
sloppy writing that is hard to read
a)
subscription
b)
scribble
c)
scribe
d)
script
31.
a person who writes things down
a)
subscription
b)
transcribe
c)
scribe
d)
script
32.
a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out
a)
subscription
b)
transcribe
c)
describe
d)
script
33.
to write down or record; to translate
a)
manuscript
b)
transcribe
c)
describe
d)
inscription
34.
a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time
a)
subscription
b)
transcribe
c)
describe
d)
inscription
35.
The court reporter had to ______________ everything the attorneys and witnesses said during the trial.
a)
transcribe
b)
script
c)
describe
d)
scribe
36.
I ordered a new ______________ to Time Magazine so the I would receive the new copy each week in the mail.
a)
subscription
b)
prescription
c)
inscription
d)
transcribe
37.
In my letter to the editor I added a _____________ at the end after my signature to remind him to contact me if the letter was published.
a)
postscript
b)
prescription
c)
describe
d)
subscription
38.
The ___________, or dedication inside the book cover was to honor the author's mother.
a)
inscription
b)
postscript
c)
prescription
d)
script
39.
When the Sumerian's invented cuneiform they started using people called __________ to record information on clay tablets.
a)
scribes
b)
scripts
c)
postscripts
d)
prescription
40.
What root means writing?
a)
Port
b)
Graph
c)
Miss/Mit
d)
Ped
41.
What word names the part of a piece of writing that begins with a topic sentence, describes the topic in detail, then ends with a concluding sentence?
a)
biography
b)
homograph
c)
paragraph
d)
phonograph
42.
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
43.
A person receiving a telegraph can read the message because it is written on paper. Which part of the word telegraph is related to writing?
a)
tele
b)
graph
c)
telegraph
44.
A paragraph is a piece of writing that deals with one subject and is made up of one or more sentences. Which part of the word paragraph relates to writing?
a)
paragraph
b)
para
c)
graph
45.
If the root auto means self and the root bio means life, what does the word autobiography mean?
a)
a person writing about someone else's life
b)
a signature from a famous person
c)
a TV show
d)
a person writing about their own life
46.
What root means writing?
a)
Port
b)
Graph
c)
Miss/Mit
d)
Ped
47.
What word names the device that scientists who study earthquakes will look at when they want to know how strong an earthquake was?
a)
cartography
b)
seismograph
c)
homograph
d)
autograph
48.
What word names the science of mapmaking?
a)
seismograph
b)
cartography
c)
photography
d)
autobiography
49.
What word names the machine that turns the writing on plastic disks into music you can hear?
a)
autograph
b)
homograph
c)
phonograph
d)
seismograph
50.
What word names the hobby or study of how light records an image using a camera?
a)
photography
b)
autobiography
c)
bibliography
d)
cartography
51.
What word names the page at the end of a book report that tells the reader which books were studied or used to create the report?
a)
autobiography
b)
bibliography
c)
cartography
d)
photography
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