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STEM word #5 Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

pyr

a)

fire

b)

under, less

c)

city, citizen

d)

water

2.

hypo

a)

fire

b)

water

c)

head

d)

under, less

3.

polis/polit

a)

under, less

b)

to say, speak

c)

city, citizen

d)

to lead

4.

aqua

a)

fire

b)

flesh

c)

water

d)

body

5.

dict

a)

under, less

b)

head

c)

to lead

d)

to say, speak

6.

capit

a)

body

b)

to lead

c)

head

d)

bad

7.

carn

a)

flesh

b)

body

c)

water

d)

head

8.

corp

a)

bad

b)

head

c)

body

d)

flesh

9.

duc/duct

a)

tape

b)

to lead

c)

to say, speak

d)

head

10.

mal

a)

water

b)

head

c)

fire

d)

bad

11.

The child didn't drown in the river, but she did suffer from this temporary health problem because the water was so cold.

a)

hypothermia

b)

hypothyroidism

c)

hypotension

d)

hypoglycemia

12.

Define: polis

a)

police

b)

city

c)

strong

d)

high

13.

Billy used a ______________________ to look up the meaning of the word.

a)

dictation

b)

dictionary

c)

edict

d)

predict

14.
bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitos  
a)
malevolent 
b)
malfeasance 
c)
malaria 
d)
malefactor 
15.
a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others 
a)
malevolent 
b)
malfeasance 
c)
malice 
d)
malignant 
16.
having bad health or having poor nutrition 
a)
malnourished 
b)
malodorous 
c)
dismal 
d)
malady 
17.

What is the meaning of the word stem CORP?

a)

body

b)

good

c)

many

d)

shape

18.

What stem does the word "carnival" contain meaning flesh?

a)

val

b)

carn

c)

carniv

d)

none of the above

19.

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

  • Aquarium
  • Aquamarine
  • Aquatic
a)

fire

b)

solid

c)

water

d)

under

20.
Which of the following root words means "head"?
a)
dent
b)
capit
c)
carn
d)
cosm