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Week 8 Root Words

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root word "luc" or "lum" mean?

a)

To command

b)

Light

c)

To heal

d)

Middle

2.

Which root word means "hand"?

a)

med/medi

b)

mand/man

c)

mend

d)

luc/lum

3.

The root "med/medi" is most closely related to which of the following meanings?

a)

Light

b)

Middle

c)

To fix

d)

To command

4.

Which of the following words contains the root that means "to fix" or "to repair"?

a)

Illuminate

b)

Command

c)

Amend

d)

Median

5.

Which word uses the root "luc" or "lum" to mean "full of light"?

a)

Luminous

b)

Mandate

c)

Remedy

d)

Command

6.

Which word best fits the meaning "in the middle of something"?

a)

Amend

b)

Illuminate

c)

Median

d)

Command

7.

If you "amend" a document, what are you doing?

a)

Making it brighter

b)

Giving it an order

c)

Fixing or improving it

d)

Placing it in the middle

8.

Choose the word that means "to be the middle person in a disagreement," using the root "med/medi."

a)

Mediate

b)

Illuminate

c)

Command

d)

Amend

9.

Which word means "to shine light on something"?

a)

Mandate

b)

Illuminate

c)

Amend

d)

Mediate

10.

If someone is described as "mendable," what does it mean?

a)

They can be ordered

b)

They can be fixed or repaired

c)

They are in the middle

d)

They are full of light

11.

Which of the following words is related to the root "mand/man"?

a)

Mandible

b)

Median

c)

Lucid

d)

Amend

12.

If a story is "illuminating," what does it do for the reader?

a)

Fixes their problems

b)

Orders them to do something

c)

Makes things clearer or sheds light on a topic

d)

Places them in the middle