Worksheets🎯Quiz Roots 12: Beginnings
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the prefix "ante-" mean in the word "antecedent"?
After
Before
Against
Around
Which of the following words contains a root that means "to be born from, to spring forth"?
Fortify
Innate
Germinate
Proceed
The suffix "-ize" in the word "modernize" means:
To make
To break
To see
To move
What does the root "germ" mean in the word "germinate"?
To break
Vital, part
To move
To see
The prefix "pro-" in the word "proceed" means:
Backward
Forward
Under
Around
Which word uses the suffix "-fy" to mean "to make"?
Fortify
Proceed
Germinate
Antecedent
If you know that "nasc" means "to be born from," what does the word "renascent" most likely mean?
To become strong
To be born again
To move forward
To make vital
Given the root "fort" means "strong," what does the word "fortress" most likely refer to?
A place of birth
A strong building
A vital part
A forward movement
If "germ" means "vital, part," what does "germane" most likely mean?
Not important
Strong
Relevant or vital to the topic
Born again
Using your knowledge of affixes, what does "naturalize" most likely mean?
To make something unnatural
To make something natural
To move forward
To break apart
If "pro-" means "forward" and "ceed" means "to go," what does "proceed" mean?
To go backward
To go forward
To stop
To be born
Which word best fits the meaning "to make strong"?
Fortify
Germinate
Antecedent
Renascent
If "ante-" means "before," what does "antebellum" most likely refer to?
After the war
Before the war
During the war
Against the war
Given the root "nat" means "to be born," what does "innate" most likely mean?
Born within; natural
To make strong
To move forward
To break apart
If "germinate" means "to begin to grow," which part of the word gives the clue to its meaning?
The prefix "ger-"
The root "germ"
The suffix "-ate"
The prefix "in-"
