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🎯Quiz Roots 12: Beginnings

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix "ante-" mean in the word "antecedent"?

a)

After

b)

Before

c)

Against

d)

Around

2.

Which of the following words contains a root that means "to be born from, to spring forth"?

a)

Fortify

b)

Innate

c)

Germinate

d)

Proceed

3.

The suffix "-ize" in the word "modernize" means:

a)

To make

b)

To break

c)

To see

d)

To move

4.

What does the root "germ" mean in the word "germinate"?

a)

To break

b)

Vital, part

c)

To move

d)

To see

5.

The prefix "pro-" in the word "proceed" means:

a)

Backward

b)

Forward

c)

Under

d)

Around

6.

Which word uses the suffix "-fy" to mean "to make"?

a)

Fortify

b)

Proceed

c)

Germinate

d)

Antecedent

7.

If you know that "nasc" means "to be born from," what does the word "renascent" most likely mean?

a)

To become strong

b)

To be born again

c)

To move forward

d)

To make vital

8.

Given the root "fort" means "strong," what does the word "fortress" most likely refer to?

a)

A place of birth

b)

A strong building

c)

A vital part

d)

A forward movement

9.

If "germ" means "vital, part," what does "germane" most likely mean?

a)

Not important

b)

Strong

c)

Relevant or vital to the topic

d)

Born again

10.

Using your knowledge of affixes, what does "naturalize" most likely mean?

a)

To make something unnatural

b)

To make something natural

c)

To move forward

d)

To break apart

11.

If "pro-" means "forward" and "ceed" means "to go," what does "proceed" mean?

a)

To go backward

b)

To go forward

c)

To stop

d)

To be born

12.

Which word best fits the meaning "to make strong"?

a)

Fortify

b)

Germinate

c)

Antecedent

d)

Renascent

13.

If "ante-" means "before," what does "antebellum" most likely refer to?

a)

After the war

b)

Before the war

c)

During the war

d)

Against the war

14.

Given the root "nat" means "to be born," what does "innate" most likely mean?

a)

Born within; natural

b)

To make strong

c)

To move forward

d)

To break apart

15.

If "germinate" means "to begin to grow," which part of the word gives the clue to its meaning?

a)

The prefix "ger-"

b)

The root "germ"

c)

The suffix "-ate"

d)

The prefix "in-"