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WorksheetsReviewing Root Words
Total questions: 250
Worksheet time: 4hrs 8mins
Granting approval or belief in a school
Accreditation
credential
credible
creed
A document that proves a person is believable.
credulous
credit
Credential
credible
Believable; reliable
credit
credulous
credible
creed
To believe that someone will do something.
bibliography
incredulous
creditor
credit
A person who believes that he will be paid back the money that he loaned.
discredit
creditor
credit
incredible
Tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled.
creed
credit
incredulous
credulous
A set of religious beliefs or principals.
creed
credit
discredit
incredible
Not believable; improbable; unlikely
incredible
accreditation
incredulous
Doubting; unwilling or unable to believe.
creditor
creed
credulous
incredulous
This is an attendant who carries a travelers' luggage for them
portable
porter
reporter
transporter
This means to banish from a country
deport
import
export
report
This is a collection of writing that carries information to be shared
portable
portage
report
support
This means to carry out of the country
import
support
report
export
This means to carry into the country
export
import
report
transport
This means to carry from one place to another
import
export
support
transport
This is a case for carrying loose papers
report
portfolio
portage
porter
This is the route over which boats and supplies are carried overland from one lake to another
portage
porter
portfolio
transport
This means that something is capable of being easily carried
portfolio
transport
portable
portage
This means to carry the weight of something
transport
report
portage
support
An artist may use this to carry his artwork
support
report
portfolio
portage
I have to write one of these to tell what I learned about volcanoes
portable
portfolio
transport
report
A country may do this to make money
import cars
export cars
build portages
write reports
We do this to get avocados from mexico
import
transport
export
report
This is what a bus does to people
imports
exports
portages
transports
Today, everyone has this type of phone
portable
support
import
porter
Who carries your bags to your room in a fancy hotel?
portage
transporter
reporter
porter
On an outdoor birdbath, the pedestal does this for the birdbath
reports
transports
exports
supports
We had to carry our canoes to the next river over this
deport
report
portage
portfolio
Unfortunately, this happens to people who are in the country illegally.
imported
exported
supported
deported
Choose the correct meaning of word:
"respect"
careful to look at all possibilities before acting
to show honor
something displayed for the public to see
Choose the correct meaning of word:
"spectacle"
caution
act of looking into one's own
something displayed for the public to see
Look for the correct word.
one way of looking at things.
perspective
introspection
respect
Look for the correct word.
look carefully in search of flaws.
respect
introspection
inspect
A person who views or examines in an official way
inspector
perspective
spectate
spectacle
Before you turn in your test, inspect it to make sure you didn't make any mistakes.
True
False
Spectacles make you run faster.
True
False
The person who coaches the soccer team is called a spectator.
True
False
The doctor will give a prescription for _________ so that you can see better.
spectacles
suspect
inspect
respect
What is the meaning of the root spec/spect?
Look or see
to hear
to take part in
to be a part of
to change in composition or structure
reform
transform
always having the same shape, form, manner, or degree
uniform
format
to be similar to identical
conform
informant
person who gives information
malformed
informant
following or according with established form, custom, rule
formal
uniform
distorted or unshapely in form
deformed
transform
shape, size, and general makeup
conform
format
badly or imperfectly formed
deformed
malformed
knowledge obtained through investigation, studying, or instruction
information
uniform
to put or change into an improved form or condition
reform
formal
Granting approval or belief in a school
Accreditation
credential
credible
creed
A document that proves a person is believable.
credulous
credit
Credential
credible
Believable; reliable
credit
credulous
credible
creed
To believe that someone will do something.
bibliography
incredulous
creditor
credit
A person who believes that he will be paid back the money that he loaned.
discredit
creditor
credit
incredible
Tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled.
creed
credit
incredulous
credulous
A set of religious beliefs or principals.
creed
credit
discredit
incredible
To refuse to believe; to reject as untrue
accreditation
creed
discredit
credulous
Not believable; improbable; unlikely
incredible
accreditation
incredulous
Doubting; unwilling or unable to believe.
creditor
creed
credulous
incredulous
This is what your teacher does to you when it is time for recess and you are ready to go.
remit
submit
omit
dismiss
You will notice that trash cans are good at doing this with odors.
omit
admit
emit
submit
What do you call the break in a performance of any kind that allows you to go out to stetch?
intermission
transmit
mission
admission
Which word identifies a weapon that is sent out to an enemy targt?
mission
missile
admit
emit
When you have to send something back, especially money, for something that you bought, what do you do with the money?
remit
admit
dimiss
submit
"Your writing is good, but you need to take out all of the likes that you have overused," said Ms.Jackson. What does the teacher want the student to do to the word like?
emit
omit
submit
admit
This word describes what astronauts go on in search of scientific information on other planets and in space.
missile
admission
mission
dismissed
When caught doing something wrong, a smart person will do this to authority.
submit
admit
omit
emit
At private club meetings, there is often someone guarding the door to only allow certain people on a list inside. He will do what to the listed people?
submit
omit
emit
admit
You can send messages around the world using email on the internet. Ot's one ay of doing what to information?
transmitting
admitting
remitting
omitting
The ________________ on the old coin helped the archaeologists determine its age.
subscription
inscription
scribe
transcript
The teacher asked the students to write a ___________ of the dialogue they had practiced in pairs.
transcript
subscription
scribble
inscription
The author spent months working on her ______________ before sending it to the publisher.
inscription
scribble
scribe
manuscript
The doctor wrote a _______________ for antibiotics to help treat the patient's infection.
subscription
prescription
inscription
script
In ancient times, _____________ were responsible for copying important texts.
scribe
scribble
transcript
manuscript
She asked her students to ______________ their favorite animal using at least three adjectives.
scribe
describe
trascript
inscription
I hurriedly _____________ a note to my mom before I left home.
scribbled
scribe
transcript
script
During times of war, countries often have _________________ laws to increase their military forces.
prescription
subscription
conscription
inscription
The actress read the __________ out loud during her audition.
scribble
scribe
script
subscription
Dad signed up for a new streaming service _____________.
prescription
subscription
manuscript
inscription
The fallen tree will ______ the road, causing a traffic jam during rush hour.
Construct
Obstruct
Instruct
Structure
Teachers ______ students on various subjects to help them understand and learn.
Instruct
Construct
Restructure
Destructor
The ancient ruins reveal the impressive ______ of a once-grand palace.
Infrastructure
Substructure
Structure
Constructive
After the earthquake, engineers had to ______ the damaged buildings to ensure safety.
Construct
Restructure
Destructive
Structure
The ______ of the building provided a solid foundation for the towering skyscraper.
Restructure
Substructure
Infrastructure
Constructive
A well-maintained ______ is essential for the efficient functioning of any modern city.
Destructive
Structure
Infrastructure
Construct
The tornado's ______ force destroyed most of the homes in the tiny village.
Constructive
Destructive
Destructor
Obstruct
Through ________ criticism, the team was able to improve their project significantly.
Instruct
Constructive
Destructor
Structure
The computer virus acted as a silent ___________, destroying files and disrupting systems.
Instruct
Constructive
Destructor
Structure
The demolition crew carefully planned the ________ of the old building.
Construct
Restructure
Destruction
Infrastructure
It is going to take a ______________ to find a solution to this major problem: we need someone with a unique and innovative idea.
The author wrote with such detail that it was easy for her readers to ________________ what the characters and settings looked like.
The mayor's speech was held in a large ______________ that seated over 500 people.
Before CDs and MP3s, the _________________ was one of the few options people had for playing music.
After waiting two hours for the band to begin playing, the ________________ grew restless and began to boo and hiss.
Choose an antonym for audible.
Choose a synonym for cacophony.
An example of an audition is
A xylophone can be used to
What is a verb that means to imagine or form a mental image of something?
vision
advise
visualize
What is a noun for a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like?
vista
visionary
supervise
When you look at a letter and make the sound, you are practicing _____.
phonics
homophones
phonology
dysphonia
"We can't hear you back here. Please use the _____."
saxophone
gramophone
homophone
microphone
A _____ would be considered an antique and would probably be worth some money if it could still produce correct sounds.
saxophone
gramophone
megaphone
homophone
"Phon" means:
relating to hearing or sound.
relating to taste.
relating to sight or sound.
relating to smell.
Something that is ___________________ is unable to be seen.
audible
visual
invisible
telephone
A _____________________ is a long piece of music for an orchestra.
symphony
phonics
microphone
visual
The manager had to _________________ the employees at the store.
visage
visor
supervise
Which device is specifically designed for amplifying the human voice?
Telescope
Microscope
Megaphone
Periscope
A synonym for 'innovative,' which means someone who sees new ideas for the future, could be:
Traditional
Visionary
Conventional
Standard
What is the meaning of the root word "rupt"?
To build
To break
To write
To speak
Which of the following words contains the root "rupt"?
Construct
Erupt
Predict
Inspect
Use the word "disrupt" in a sentence.
Provide one word with "rupt" and explain its meaning.
Identify the word with the root "rupt" that means "to break apart suddenly."
Corrupt
Interrupt
Erupt
Abrupt
Which of the following sentences correctly uses a word with the root "rupt"?
The politician was known for his corrupt behavior.
The scientist will erupt the experiment.
The artist will disrupt the painting.
The teacher will abrupt the lesson.
What does the word "abrupt" mean?
Gradual
Sudden
Continuous
Smooth
Which of the following words with the root "rupt" means "to break into conversation"?
Corrupt
Interrupt
Erupt
Abrupt
Use the word "corrupt" in a sentence.
After much effort, archaeologists were able to ___________ King Pakal's tomb from the rubble inside the Temple of Inscriptions.
extract
expand
attract
retract
Unlike most big and small cats, the cheetah cannot _________, or draw back its claws.
reload
refill
retract
redo
My mom thought we were watching too much television, so she ______________ it in order to make us stop watching it.
disagreed
distracted
disconnected
disapproved
Stories of beauty and wealth began to ____________ European explorers, like Hernan Cortes, to Mesoamerica.
subtract
distract
retract
attract
When my little sister fell down and started crying, I tried to ____________ her and make her feel better by telling her jokes.
disobey
distract
distrust
disagree
The wear and tear or age could not ___________ from the beauty of the Aztec shield covered in colorful bird feathers. Now, hundreds of years after it was made, it is still extraordinary.
extract
retract
attract
detract
I asked my friend to ____________ the story I had written and give me feedback so that I could edit it
review
retract
redo
rename
If you _________ three from five, then you're left with two.
retract
subtract
rewrite
substitute
During harvest time, farmers will use __________ to help gather crops.
retractors
detractors
distractors
tractors
The curved path of an object thrown into space
trajectory
jettison
projector
interjection
To throw something out because it's defective and can't be used again.
subject
deject
inject
reject
To feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit.
jettison
injection
dejected
reject
A machine that throws an image onto a wall
protector
projector
pregressor
projectile
An object thrown into the air with great force.
interstellar
eject
projectile
projector
to throw out or remove
eject
deject
subject
traject
To throw oneself under someone else's rule
reject
subject
projectile
interject
To throw something overboard to lighten the load on a plane or boat.
interject
project
jettison
trajectory
To feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit
projectile
projected
trajectory
defected
A word thrown between sentences or conversations
interjection
inspection
injection
jettison
What does the prefix "re" mean?
before
after
present
do again
What does the prefix "pre" mean? As in, "preheat the oven to 350?"
after
before
do again
light
What does the prefix "inter" mean? Example, "he intercepted the ball.
in
between
never
before
What is "yum" called in the following sentence? "Yum! Lunch was delicious!"
interjection
noun
adverb
adjective
What does the prefix "de" mean in the following words: descend, decline, deject, deflate?
up
before
down
ascend
Can you _____________________ what will happen next in the story?
verdict
dictionary
diction
predict
Mrs. Kolean will ______________________ the directions to the class so they are able to hear them clearly.
edict
prediction
predict
dictate
Billy used a ______________________ to look up the meaning of the word.
dictation
dictionary
edict
predict
Based on evidence from the text, the students made a __________________ about what would happen next in the story.
predict
dictation
prediction
dictator
The story you are telling me seems to ____________________ what your friends say actually happened.
edict
dictate
dictionary
contradict
The jury has finally reached a _____________________.
edict
verdict
dication
dictator
Adolf Hitler was an evil _____________________.
dictionary
diction
dictator
dictate
The actor was taking a speech class to work on his _______________.
dictionary
predict
prediction
diction
The student was asked to take a _____________________ and record every word that was spoken during the class period.
prediction
dictation
verdict
dictator
Adolf Hitler issued a(n) _________________ that all Jewish people be captured.
edict
prediction
predict
verdict
to give an order, to say aloud in order to be recorded
dictate
contradict
dictation
dictator
a person who rules a country with total authority, and usually in a cruel or brutal way.
dictate
contradict
dictation
dictator
to say the opposite of something someone else has said
dictate
contradict
dictation
dictator
the act of saying words that someone writes down or that a machine records
edict
diction
dictation
dictator
a judgement or opinion about something
edict
predict
prediction
verdict
a statement about something that might happen in the future.
dictionary
verdict
prediction
dictate
dict means____________
to learn
to shut
to hear
to say or speak
a book or electronic resource that lists words in a language in alphabetical order and explains what they mean
thesaurus
dictionary
diction
dictator
to stand against or take the opposite opinion
imply
contradict
analyze
characterize
The spy __________________________ the message before it could get to the president.
illuminated
severed
intercepted
What does the prefix "con-" mean?
with, together
in, into; not
between, among
back, again
What does the prefix "re-" mean?
between, among
in, into; not
back, again
with, together
What does the root "capt" mean?
take, hold
like, of, relating to
touch
in, into; not
What does the root "cept" mean?
with, together
take, hold
state, quality, act, that which; process, condition
touch
What does the root "tact" mean?
take, hold
in, into; not
back, again
touch
What is the definition of "intercept"?
to stop or interrupt the course of
the state of touching or meeting
with nothing missing; left whole
of or relating to the sense of touch
What is the definition of "recapture"?
the state of touching or meeting
to stop or interrupt the course of
of or relating to the sense of touch
the taking back of something
What is the definition of "contact"?
of or relating to the sense of touch
with nothing missing; left whole
the state of touching or meeting
the taking back of something
What is the definition of "intact"?
of or relating to the sense of touch
with nothing missing; left whole
the taking back of something
to stop or interrupt the course of
What is the definition of "tactile"?
to stop or interrupt the course of
the state of touching or meeting
with nothing missing; left whole
of or relating to the sense of touch
What is the prefix of the word "recapture"?
re
capt
ure
none
What is the prefix of the word "contact"?
con
tact
ure
none
What is the root of the word "intact"?
in
tact
ile
none
What is the root of the word "intercept"?
inter
cept
ile
none
What is the suffix of the word "tactile"?
tact
ile
con
none
What is the suffix in the word "contact"?
con
tact
ure
none
The football player was trying to _____ the ball.
intact
intercept
contact
tactile
I tried to _____ my lost dog.
contact
intact
tactile
recapture
My teacher told me to make eye _____ with her.
intercept
tactile
contact
recapture
I dropped my phone, but all of the pieces were still _____.
intact
contact
tactile
intercept
If something is _____, you feel it instead of see it.
recapture
tactile
intact
intercept
What is this a photo of?
intercept
tactile
recapture
intact
What is this a photo of?
recapture
intercept
tactile
intact
What is the meaning of 'Conduct'?
To lead or guide
To admit formally
To subtract from a total
To take someone away illegally
What does 'Induction' refer to?
The process of making something smaller
The process of introducing something
The way a person behaves
The action of channeling water
What is an 'Aqueduct'?
The action of introducing something
The process of making something smaller
To take away illegally
A channel for conveying water
What does 'Deduct' mean?
The process of introducing something
To admit formally
To subtract from a total
To lead or guide
What is the meaning of 'Product'?
The process of making something smaller
The action of channeling water
The way a person behaves
Something manufactured for sale
What is the definition of 'Introduction'?
The process of introducing something
To lead or guide
To admit formally
The action of channeling water
What is 'Conduction' related to?
The way a person behaves
The process of making something smaller
The process of transmitting heat or electricity
The action of introducing something
What does 'Abduct' mean?
The process of introducing something
The action of channeling water
To take away illegally
To subtract from a total
What is the meaning of 'Reduction'?
The way a person behaves
The process of transmitting heat or electricity
The action of introducing something
The process of making something smaller
What is 'Induct' related to?
To lead or guide
The process of making something smaller
The action of channeling water
The process of introducing something
What is the definition of 'Ductus'?
The process of transmitting heat or electricity
The way a person behaves
To take away illegally
To subtract from a total
What is the meaning of 'Conduct'?
To lead or guide
To admit formally
To subtract from a total
To take someone away illegally
What does 'Induction' refer to?
The process of making something smaller
The action of channeling water
The process of introducing something
The way a person behaves
What is an 'Aqueduct'?
The action of introducing something
A channel for conveying water
The process of making something smaller
To take away illegally
What does 'Deduct' mean?
To subtract from a total
The process of introducing something
To lead or guide
To admit formally
a discussion in which people take turns talking
invert
revert
conversation
convert
to turn back to a previous action or thought; to give back
invert
revert
conversation
convert
to divide up money into different investments so that, if one area turns for the worse, you will be protected
invert
diversify
anniversary
convert
to turn or flip in the opposite direction
invert
diversify
anniversary
convert
to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking
invert
diversify
anniversary
convert
the date on which an event occurs each year; the date on which a past event turns a year older
invert
diversify
anniversary
convert
a person who turns their attention outward; a person who enjoys being social
extrovert
diversion
subvert
introvert
a person who turns their attention inward; a person who prefers quiet, alone time
extrovert
diversion
subvert
introvert
to corrupt or undermine; to turn against authority or expectations
extrovert
diversion
subvert
introvert
a distraction; something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about
extrovert
diversion
subvert
introvert
This year, my grandma and grandpa will be celebrating their 50th ____________.
anniversary
extrovert
revert
convert
If a person's beliefs change, they might ___________ to a different religion.
anniversary
extrovert
revert
convert
The man was arrested for trying to ___________ the government.
diversify
extrovert
revert
subvert
My friend loves going to parties and talking to all the guests.
She's definitely a(n) ____________!
diversify
extrovert
revert
subvert
The accountant recommended that I ____________ my investments.
diversify
extrovert
revert
subvert
After being interrupted, the teacher had to ____________ her students' attention back to the lesson.
diversify
extrovert
revert
subvert
To hide how they perform their tricks, magicians have to create a(n) ____________ for the audience.
conversation
introvert
invert
diversion
That bed sheet was put on inside-out. You need to __________ it.
conversation
introvert
invert
diversion
After school, my dad likes to have a(n) ____________ about how my day went.
conversation
introvert
invert
diversion
I like hanging out with friends, but my sister prefers some alone time.
She's a(n) _____________.
conversation
introvert
invert
diversion
