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Fast and Curious - Word Roots Week 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is definition of acrimonious?

a)

keenness of vision or perception

b)

regularly moving to another place

c)

that which causes bitterness or ill will

d)

having the quality of being bitter, nasty or sarcastic

2.

What is the definition of immigrant?

a)

to move from one place to another, often temporarily

b)

the act of moving to a new country to settle

c)

one who moves to another country to settle

d)

movement from one place to another

3.

Which of the following means "that which causes bitterness or ill will"?

a)

acrimony

b)

acerbate

c)

acuity

d)

migratory

4.

Which of the following means "movement from one place to another"?

a)

migratory

b)

migration

c)

migrate

d)

immigrant

5.

What is the meaning of the word immigration?

a)

to move from one place to another, often temporarily

b)

keenness of vision or perception

c)

the act of moving to a new country to settle

d)

regularly moving to another place

6.

What is the definition of acerbate?

a)

keenness of vision or perception

b)

to annoy or irritate; to make taste bitter

c)

keenness of vision or perception

d)

to scrape or cut

7.

Which of these sentences uses the word "migrate" correctly? (There may be more than one correct answer.)

a)

I like to migrate to the auditorium.

b)

Birds migrate from north to south during winter.

c)

My cousin wants to migrate to Palm Springs for the weekend.

d)

Whales migrate along the Pacific Coast.

8.

What does it mean if something has an "acrid" taste?

a)

sour

b)

sharp or bitter

c)

sweet and tasty

d)

gross and disgusting

9.

Which sentence uses the word "acuity" correctly?

a)

Her visual acuity made it easier for her to hit the bullseye on the target.

b)

She had the fastest marathon time because of her acuity.

c)

The election campaign caused much acuity between the candidates.

d)

I hope my acuity doesn't smell bad.

10.

Which word means "regularly moving to another place"?

a)

migration

b)

migratory

c)

migrate

d)

immigrate