WorksheetsWeek 8 Root Words
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does the root word "luc" or "lum" mean?
To command
Light
To heal
Middle
Which root word means "hand"?
med/medi
mand/man
mend
luc/lum
The root "med/medi" is most closely related to which of the following meanings?
Light
Middle
To fix
To command
Which of the following words contains the root that means "to fix" or "to repair"?
Illuminate
Command
Amend
Median
Which word uses the root "luc" or "lum" to mean "full of light"?
Luminous
Mandate
Remedy
Command
Which word best fits the meaning "in the middle of something"?
Amend
Illuminate
Median
Command
If you "amend" a document, what are you doing?
Making it brighter
Giving it an order
Fixing or improving it
Placing it in the middle
Choose the word that means "to be the middle person in a disagreement," using the root "med/medi."
Mediate
Illuminate
Command
Amend
Which word means "to shine light on something"?
Mandate
Illuminate
Amend
Mediate
If someone is described as "mendable," what does it mean?
They can be ordered
They can be fixed or repaired
They are in the middle
They are full of light
Which of the following words is related to the root "mand/man"?
Mandible
Median
Lucid
Amend
If a story is "illuminating," what does it do for the reader?
Fixes their problems
Orders them to do something
Makes things clearer or sheds light on a topic
Places them in the middle
