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Root Words #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to move; to do something

a)

act

b)

activate

c)

react

d)

interact

2.
What is the definition of "ped"?
a)
Child, education, foot
b)
Life
c)
Activity, result of action
d)
Away, off
3.
What is the definition of "anim"?
a)
Life
b)
Small
c)
Child
d)
Away
4.
aqua, aqui, aque means?
a)
water
b)
outside
c)
under
5.

The root aud/audi means...

a)

read

b)

hear

c)

play

d)

write

6.

A group of people who gather together to listen or watch something; the people who watch, read or listen to something.

a)

audible

b)

auditorium

c)

audio

d)

audience

7.

A large room or building where people gather to hear a speech or watch a performance.

a)

auditorium

b)

audience

c)

audible

d)

audition

8.

To seize the joyful moments of the occasion, the photographer tried to do this.

a)

escape

b)

capsize

c)

capture

d)

decapitate

9.
A leader is called a...
a)
cape
b)
cap
c)
captain
d)
capital
10.

Everyone loves going to the dentist!

What is the root word in dentist?

a)

dent

b)

tis

c)

ist

d)

ent

11.

What is the meaning of the root dent?

a)

angle

b)

book

c)

doctor

d)

tooth

12.

a treatment for the hands or nails

a)

manicure

b)

manual

c)

emancipate

d)

manager

13.

a handbook; a book of directions

a)

manager

b)

manual

c)

manuscript

d)

manufacture

14.
What does the root mov/mot/mob mean?
a)
removable
b)
moving
c)
move
d)
immovable
15.
the scene of noisy confusion or activity
a)
promotion
b)
motion
c)
commotion
d)
mobility
16.
relating to the quality of being able to move
a)
movable
b)
immobility
c)
mobility
d)
immovable
17.
The physical features of a piece of land:
a)
Terrain
b)
Territory
c)
Extraterrestrial
d)
Territorial
18.
Which of the following words contains a root word that means water?
a)
Audit
b)
Marina
c)
Aquarium
d)
Audition
19.
pedestrian is:
a)
a person walking in a city or along a road.
b)
A device that measures the distance a person travels by walking.
c)
A support or stand for a camera or telescope that has three legs.
d)
A person who tries out for a play. 
20.

Which is the BEST meaning for terr?

a)

Land

b)

Water

c)

Habitat

d)

Terrarium