Worksheets🎯Quiz Roots 8: Speech
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does the root "voc" mean?
warn
call
opinion
sign
Which word means "to say or read aloud"?
pronounce
design
admonish
paradox
The root "dox" is related to which of the following?
praise
sign
call
warn
Which word is derived from the root meaning "warn, remind"?
admonish
signal
vocation
dictate
What does the root "sign, signi" mean?
opinion
sign, make, seal
call
say, speak
Which word is related to the act of declaring something publicly?
announce
design
paradox
vocation
The word "dictator" comes from a root meaning:
sign
say, speak
warn
opinion
Which of the following words is associated with the root meaning "opinion, praise"?
paradox
signal
vocation
announce
If someone receives a "premonition," what are they experiencing?
A warning or feeling about something before it happens
A public declaration
A call to a profession
A sign or symbol
Which word would best fit in the sentence: "The teacher gave an ________ about the upcoming test"?
announce
announcement
pronunciation
paradox
If you "dictate" a letter, what are you doing?
Writing it in code
Saying it aloud for someone else to write
Designing a new format
Giving a warning
Which word would you use to describe a person who is called to a particular profession?
vocation
paradox
signal
admonish
If a symbol is used to represent something, which root does it relate to?
sign, signi
mon
voc
dox
Which word would best complete the sentence: "The coach ________ the players to work harder"?
pronounced
admonished
signaled
dictated
A person who is "orthodox" in their beliefs is most likely to:
Follow traditional or established opinions
Warn others of danger
Call out loudly
Design new things
Which of the following best explains the relationship between "announce" and "pronounce"?
Both involve making something known or clear through speech
Both are related to giving warnings
Both are related to designing something
Both mean to praise someone
Given the roots, which word would you use to describe a situation that seems self-contradictory but may be true?
paradox
vocation
signal
dictator
If a "signal" is used in communication, what is its primary function based on its root meaning?
To serve as a sign or indication
To warn someone
To call someone
To express an opinion
How does the root "mon" connect the words "admonish" and "premonition"?
Both involve warning or reminding
Both involve calling out
Both involve making a sign
Both involve giving praise
If you were to create a new word using the root "dict," what might it mean if you combined it with "auto-" (meaning self)?
To speak or say to oneself
To warn oneself
To praise oneself
To sign oneself
