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Root Words 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root word astro in astronaut mean?

a)

space

b)

bird

c)

hand

d)

time

2.

What does the root word avi mean in the word aviary?

a)
air
b)

plant

c)

time

d)
bird
3.

Can you guess what the words manacle and emancipation have in common with American History and with each other? The Emancipation Proclamation was a key manuscript that was issued in the midst of the American Civil War.

What does the root word man mean in the words manacle, emancipation, and manuscript?

(a)  

4.

Sometimes in mariachi class I have to extemporize my notes because I didn't have time to practice. The root word temp means:

a)

music

b)

time

c)

play

d)

hand

5.

Mr Smith teaches kids horticulture in landscaping class. What does the root word hort mean in this sentence?

a)

machine

b)

grass

c)

plants

d)

animal

6.

The pedestrian, a biped, was walking across the street when the pedal of a bicycle hit his leg. What does the root word ped in the words pedestrian, biped, and pedal mean in this sentence?

a)

hand

b)

plant

c)

child

d)

foot

7.

The author's manuscript had a great description in it.

What does the root word scrip mean in the words manuscript and description?

a)

hand

b)

note

c)

write

d)

from

8.

I looked at zooblasts through the microscope in biology class. What does the root word zo mean in this sentence?

a)

foot

b)

animal

c)

plant

d)

hand

9.

At the end of my essay, I had to create a bibliography of my cited sources. In this sentence, the root biblio means

a)

light

b)

hand

c)

water

d)

book

10.

My science teacher loves geology and has a lot of geodes on her desk. What does the root word geo mean?

a)

earth

b)

light

c)

book

d)

foot

11.

Modern humans are called homosapians. The root word homo means:

(a)  

12.

The astrophotograph of the borealis was beautiful. The root word photo means:

a)

foot

b)

star

c)

space

d)

light

13.

The conductor produced beautiful music with the orchestra. The root word duc/duct/duce means:

a)

lead

b)

light

c)

show

d)

see

14.

ICE deported the immigrants. The root word port means:

a)

see

b)

carry

c)

lead

d)

say

15.

The mayor dedicated the building to the children of the city. What does the root dic mean?

a)

word

b)

see

c)

say

d)

carry

16.

The astroscope charted my horoscope. What does the root word scope mean?

a)

see

b)

talk

c)

say

d)

star

17.

Her visage was invisible behind the visor. What does the root vis mean in the words visage, invisible, and visor?

a)

say

b)

see

c)

find

d)

star

18.

The spectacled teacher used the auspicious moment to quiz the students. The root spec in spectacled and the root spic in auspicious mean:

a)

see

b)

say

c)

space

d)

hand