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Defining and Applying Root Words

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root word foli mean?

a)

Leaf

b)

Paper

c)

Tree

d)

Green

2.

What does the root word miss/mitt mean?

a)

Glove

b)

Hat

c)

To send

d)

To leave

3.

What does the root word man/manu mean?

a)

A man

b)

A text

c)

Hand

d)

Alone

4.

What does the root word mal mean?

a)

Food

b)

To share

c)

Bad

d)

To leave

5.

What does the root word gen mean?

a)

Rare

b)

Old

c)

Birth/Origin

d)

State/Country

6.

What does the root word geo/terr mean?

a)

To erupt

b)

To travel

c)

Space

d)

Earth

7.

What does the root word ped/pod mean?

a)

Toe

b)

Hand

c)

Head

d)

Foot

8.

What does the root word astr/stell mean?

a)

Star

b)

Disaster

c)

Earth

d)

Water

9.

What does the root word chron/temp mean?

a)

Temperature

b)

Time

c)

Watch

d)

Work

10.

What does the root word aqua/hydr mean?

a)

Space

b)

Water

c)

Food

d)

Fish

11.

What does the root word mob/mot mean?

a)

Car

b)

Danger

c)

Move

d)

Send

12.

What does the root word cap mean?

a)

Honesty

b)

Lies

c)

Head

d)

Bottom

13.

Which of these is NOT an example of a cognate?

a)

Mal

b)

Estrella

c)

Agua

d)

Mano

e)

Water

14.

The fall ______ is beautiful this time of year.

a)

foliage

b)

podiatrist

c)

chronicles

d)

progeny

15.

In big cities, more people are ______ because they can walk everywhere.

a)

captains

b)

pedestrians

c)

stellar

d)

malignant

16.

The ______ for how to build the bookshelf gave step-by-step instructions.

a)

missile

b)

terrain

c)

impediment

d)

manual

17.

I was ______ to get up and move this morning because I want to be healthier!

a)

motivated

b)

recapitulated

c)

synchronized

d)

malevolent

18.

I enjoy looking up at the stars and trying to find new _______ to chart on my star map.

a)

terrains

b)

generations

c)

constellations

d)

pedigrees