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MS Root Words

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to cut or to separate

a)

sect

b)

man, manu

c)

miss, mit

d)

port

2.

to carry

a)

man, manu

b)

mal, male

c)

port

d)

miss, mit

3.

to send

a)

port

b)

jur, jus, jud

c)

ped

d)

miss, mit

4.

to believe

a)

cred

b)

jur, jus, jud

c)

man, manu

d)

graph, scrib, script

5.

11. law, justice

a)

jur, jus, jud

b)

miss, mit

c)

ben, bene, bon

d)

flect, flex

6.

to bend

a)

cred

b)

spec

c)

flect, flex

d)

sect

7.

spec

a)

to bend

b)

to look

c)

to speak

d)

to carry

8.

dict

a)

good, well

b)

life

c)

to speak

d)

law, justice

9.

ject

a)

to throw

b)

to believe

c)

to speak

d)

bad, evil, wrong

10.

23. miss, mit

a)

to send

b)

to carry

c)

to cut or to separate

d)

to speak

11.

graph, scrib, script

a)

to look

b)

foot

c)

good, well

d)

writing

12.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'jur, jus, jud'?

a)

to throw

b)

law, justice

c)

writing

d)

good, well

13.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'ben, bene, bon'?

a)

to throw

b)

good, well

c)

hand

d)

bad, evil, wrong

14.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'bio, vit, viv'?

a)

life

b)

to throw

c)

good, well

d)

to look

15.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'flect, flex'?

a)

to bend

b)

to look

c)

good, well

d)

hand

16.

Match words to their root word's meaning

Categorize the following

Hyrophobic

aquamarine

dehydrated

malignant

dictation

flexible

malnourished

dismal

dictionary

contradict

dictator

deflect

reflexes

Water
Bad
Speak
to bend
17.

Match each root word to its meaning

a)

ben, bene-

1.

Good

b)

ject

2.

Throw

c)

miss-, mitt

3.

Send

d)

sect

4.

cut / separate

e)

cred

5.

believe

18.

The root word PORT means

a)

to write

b)

to study

c)

to carry

d)

to hold

19.

If hydrate means to give or have enough water what does dehydrated mean?

a)

not having enough water

b)

sharing water

c)

losing water

d)

spilling water

20.

If a bicycle is a cycle with two wheels, what is a tricycle?

a)

a cycle with one wheel

b)

a cycle with two wheels

c)

a cycle with four wheels

d)

a cycle with three wheels

21.

What does "bio," as in "biology," mean?

a)

again

b)

life

c)

together

d)

writing

22.

Think about the root words in "telephone". What does this word mean?

a)

a far away sound

b)

a small sound

c)

to watch from far away

d)

moving far away