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Root Words #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The root “amble” means:

a)

to write

b)

to walk

c)

to gather

d)

to speak

2.

The word ambulance comes from “amble” because it was originally designed to:

a)

help soldiers sleep

b)

move patients while walking or driving

c)

build new colonies

d)

study humans

3.

The U.S. Constitution begins with a short introduction called a preamble, which means:

a)

an official ending

b)

an opening statement before the main text

c)

a scientific explanation

d)

a colonial agreement

4.

To somnambulate means:

a)

to sleepwalk

b)

to condense words

c)

to create a colony

d)

to write a composition

5.

The root “anthro” means:

a)

human

b)

walk

c)

build

d)

dense

6.

The study of humans and their cultures is called:

a)

anthropoid

b)

anthropology

c)

condensation

7.

An ape is sometimes described as anthropoid because:

a)

it walks in its sleep

b)

it looks and behaves similar to humans

c)

it can condense water

d)

it builds colonies

8.

A cartoon character with human traits, like a talking dog, is an example of being:

a)

anthropomorphic

b)

colonial

c)

dense

d)

decomposed

9.

The root "colonus" means:

a)

to settle

b)

to sleep

c)

to walk

d)

to study

10.

A colony is:

a)

a condensed liquid

b)

a community settled in a new land

c)

a scientific root word

d)

a type of composition

11.

When a nation gains independence from its rulers, the process is called:

a)

condensation

b)

decolonization

c)

anthropology

d)

composure

12.

The root “compos” means:

a)

together or put

b)

human

c)

dense

d)

colony

13.

A composition is best defined as:

a)

something that settles

b)

a piece of writing or music put together

c)

a condensed liquid

d)

a colonial product

14.

Staying calm and in control during a stressful moment is showing:

a)

composure

b)

decompose

c)

condensation

d)

density

15.

The root “dens” means:

a)

human

b)

thick

c)

settle

d)

put together

16.

When water vapor changes into liquid drops on a cold surface, the process is called:

a)

condensation

b)

decompose

c)

colony

d)

preamble

17.

The amount of matter packed into a given space is called:

a)

density

b)

composure

c)

anthropology

d)

decolonization

18.

When you shorten a long piece of text into fewer words, you it.

a)
condense
b)

somnambulate

c)

colonize

d)

decompose

19.

A fallen tree breaking down into soil and nutrients is an example of:

a)

condensation

b)

decompose

c)

density

d)

composition

20.

Which of the following words connects most directly to sleepwalking?

a)

somnambulate

b)

condense

c)

composure

d)

colony