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Final Root Words

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The university proudly displayed its ​ (a)   certificate, proving that it had met rigorous academic standards set by the education board.

Choose from the below words
accreditation
incredulous
creed
creditor
2.

The ​ (a)   of Martin Luther King Jr. provided fascinating details about his leadership and struggles during the Civil Rights Movement.

Choose from the below words
biography
autobiography
autograph
bibliography
3.

Only ​ (a)   members of the club were allowed to access the exclusive events, ensuring that all attendees were authentic members.

Choose from the below words
bona fide
bonus
benefit
beneficiary
4.

After a hard-fought match, the tennis player finally ​ (a)   defeat, shaking his opponent’s hand and congratulating her on the victory.

Choose from the below words
conceded
receded
recessed
exceeded
5.

The detective worried that certain officials were ​ (a)   , fearing they could be bribed to ignore important evidence.

Choose from the below words
corruptible
bankrupt
ruptured
abrupt
6.

After failing the audition, she walked home feeling ​ (a)   , her dreams momentarily shattered.

Choose from the below words
dejected
jettison
subjected
rejected
7.

The professor’s precise ​ (a)   made his lectures easy to understand, as every word was carefully articulated.

Choose from the below words
diction
dictation
indictments
edicts
8.

His argument felt ​ (a)   , jumping from one unrelated topic to another without a clear connection.

Choose from the below words
disjointed
conjoined
conjugated
rejoined
9.

The country relies on its ability to ​ (a)   high-quality cocoa beans to chocolate manufacturers worldwide.

Choose from the below words
export
import
support
deport
10.

The old book was so ​ (a)   that several missing pages made the story difficult to follow.

Choose from the below words
fragmented
suffrage
infringed
refracted
11.

She accidentally ​ (a)   the image, causing it to appear upside-down on the screen.

Choose from the below words
inverted
converted
extroverted
submitted
12.

The ​ (a)   listened carefully to the evidence before deciding whether the defendant was guilty or innocent.

Choose from the below words
jury
justification
abjure
perjury
13.

The scandal exposed ​ (a)   , as investigators discovered that the mayor had misused public funds for personal expenses.

Choose from the below words
malfeasance
malefactor
malaria
malady
14.

As she adjusted the reclining chair, its backrest bent beyond a straight line, forming a ​ (a)   angle.

Choose from the below words
reflex
circumflex
inflective
retroflex
15.

The customer was required to ​ (a)   payment by the end of the month to avoid late fees.

Choose from the below words
remit
admit
dismiss
submit
16.

In ancient Egypt, a ​ (a)   recorded important events and laws using hieroglyphics on scrolls.

Choose from the below words
scribe
script
postscript
inscription
17.

The clownfish and sea anemone share a ​ (a)   , benefiting each other in their underwater habitat.

Choose from the below words
symbiosis
biography
biology
neurobiology
18.

The doctor placed his leg in ​ (a)   to gently align the fractured bone for proper healing.

Choose from the below words
traction
contract
attraction
protractor
19.

Clean water is ​ (a)   for survival, as every living organism depends on it.

Choose from the below words
vital
survival
vivisection
vivacious
20.

The controversial practice of ​ (a)   in medical research involves studying live animals to advance scientific knowledge.

Choose from the below words
vivisection
intersection
sectional
bisecting
21.

Match the following:

a)

granting approval or belief in a school

1.

accreditation

b)

a piece of writing about a person’s life written by someone else

2.

biography

c)

in good faith; authentic; genuine; real

3.

bona fide

d)

to yield to an opponent that one has lost; to give in; to admit that something is true and valid

4.

concede

e)

able to be influenced into doing something that breaks away from the rules; able to become bad

5.

corruptible

22.

Match the following:

a)

to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit

1.

dejected

b)

the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken)

2.

diction

c)

not connected; having no flow in thinking

3.

disjointed

d)

to carry out of the country

4.

export

e)

describes something that is broken into pieces

5.

fragmented

23.

Match the following:

a)

to turn or flip in the opposite direction

1.

invert

b)

  a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth

2.

jury

c)

wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official

3.

malfeasance

d)

an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight line

4.

reflex angle

e)

to send back (usually related to paying bills)

5.

remit

24.

Match the following:

a)

a person who writes things down

1.

scribe

b)

how two different living organisms live together and depend on each other

2.

symbiosis

c)

a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated or fractured

3.

traction

d)

necessary or essential to life

4.

vital

e)

surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into animals to study organs, parts, or diseases

5.

vivisection