WorksheetsDefining and Applying Root Words
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What does the root word foli mean?
Leaf
Paper
Tree
Green
What does the root word miss/mitt mean?
Glove
Hat
To send
To leave
What does the root word man/manu mean?
A man
A text
Hand
Alone
What does the root word mal mean?
Food
To share
Bad
To leave
What does the root word gen mean?
Rare
Old
Birth/Origin
State/Country
What does the root word geo/terr mean?
To erupt
To travel
Space
Earth
What does the root word ped/pod mean?
Toe
Hand
Head
Foot
What does the root word astr/stell mean?
Star
Disaster
Earth
Water
What does the root word chron/temp mean?
Temperature
Time
Watch
Work
What does the root word aqua/hydr mean?
Space
Water
Food
Fish
What does the root word mob/mot mean?
Car
Danger
Move
Send
What does the root word cap mean?
Honesty
Lies
Head
Bottom
Which of these is NOT an example of a cognate?
Mal
Estrella
Agua
Mano
Water
The fall ______ is beautiful this time of year.
foliage
podiatrist
chronicles
progeny
In big cities, more people are ______ because they can walk everywhere.
captains
pedestrians
stellar
malignant
The ______ for how to build the bookshelf gave step-by-step instructions.
missile
terrain
impediment
manual
I was ______ to get up and move this morning because I want to be healthier!
motivated
recapitulated
synchronized
malevolent
I enjoy looking up at the stars and trying to find new _______ to chart on my star map.
terrains
generations
constellations
pedigrees
