WorksheetsClassical Roots Lesson 1/2 WORD STUDY QUIZIZZ
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. per
through
to turn
under
to bring, to bear, to carry
to twist, to bend
2. fero
to bring, to bear, to carry
to turn
under
through
to twist, to bend
3. tendo
to stretch
to turn
under
to bring, to bear, to carry
through
4. sub
under
to turn
to bring, to bear, to carry
through
to twist, to bend
5. torqueo
to twist, to bend
to turn
under
to bring, to bear, to carry
through
6. verso
to turn
under
to bring, to bear, to carry
through
to twist, to bend
7. The committee decided to ______________ making a decision until it had more information about the project.
percussion
defer
alter
contort
8. The student was shocked when he discovered that his friend had notes written on her hand and her ______________ was to cheat on the vocabulary test.
intent
perennial
dilatory
subservient
9. During the debate one candidate tried to __________ her opponent's message by saying he wanted to raise taxes when he really did not.
distort
adversity
elate
percussion
Option 5
10. After suffering through a winter of _____________ with cold weather and food shortages, the first settlers were hopeful that spring would bring better conditions.
subvert
intent
percussion
adversity
11. When his uncle told him that he was afraid of heights, the boy ______________ that his uncle might also be afraid of flying.
permeated
deferred
perverse
inferred
12. During our never-ending rain forest hike, our guide led us on a _____________ trail that twisted and turned back and forth through the jungle.
contended
percussive
tortuous
retorting
13. Students who are _______________ in getting their homework turned in can expect to receive grade penalties.
dilatory
introverted
subservient
elated
14. Despite the volunteers' ______________ in sandbagging the banks of the Mississippi River, the rising water spread, ruining the season's crops.
deference
perseverance
elation
prose
15. Although he is known as one of our nation's most prominent leaders, Abraham Lincoln was actually ______________, preferring quiet and solitude over excitement and crowds.
distorted
introverted
averted
adversity
