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WorksheetsRoot Words 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does the root word astro in astronaut mean?
space
bird
hand
time
What does the root word avi mean in the word aviary?
plant
time
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)
Sometimes in mariachi class I have to extemporize my notes because I didn't have time to practice. The root word temp means:
music
time
play
hand
Mr Smith teaches kids horticulture in landscaping class. What does the root word hort mean in this sentence?
machine
grass
plants
animal
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?
hand
plant
child
foot
The author's manuscript had a great description in it.
What does the root word scrip mean in the words manuscript and description?
hand
note
write
from
I looked at zooblasts through the microscope in biology class. What does the root word zo mean in this sentence?
foot
animal
plant
hand
At the end of my essay, I had to create a bibliography of my cited sources. In this sentence, the root biblio means
light
hand
water
book
My science teacher loves geology and has a lot of geodes on her desk. What does the root word geo mean?
earth
light
book
foot
Modern humans are called homosapians. The root word homo means:
(a)
The astrophotograph of the borealis was beautiful. The root word photo means:
foot
star
space
light
The conductor produced beautiful music with the orchestra. The root word duc/duct/duce means:
lead
light
show
see
ICE deported the immigrants. The root word port means:
see
carry
lead
say
The mayor dedicated the building to the children of the city. What does the root dic mean?
word
see
say
carry
The astroscope charted my horoscope. What does the root word scope mean?
see
talk
say
star
Her visage was invisible behind the visor. What does the root vis mean in the words visage, invisible, and visor?
say
see
find
star
The spectacled teacher used the auspicious moment to quiz the students. The root spec in spectacled and the root spic in auspicious mean:
see
say
space
hand
