6th Grade Root Practice

Which of the following roots means "to build or form?"

• script
• scrib
• struct
• cent

Which word below best represents the use of the root meaning "sound?"

• scribe
• portable
• phonograph
• bell

Select the following root that you would most likely find in a word that means "to measure."

• min
• meter
• mis
• mit

The root "pod/ped" means which of the following?

• to carry
• feet
• to put something into
• to measure

Which of the following roots has the meaning "to carry?"

• port
• struct
• ped
• pod

Which of the following words best represent the meaning "little or small?"

• misfit
• mission
• misquote
• minute

Which of the following roots best conveys the meaning "to send?"

• scrib
• rupt
• mit
• phon

Select the following root that you would most likely find in a word that means "to look or see."

• spect
• struct
• rupt
• scrib

If you were to create a word that means "to write", which of the following roots would you use in your word to help you convey that meaning?

• rupt
• script
• scrub
• scan

The root "rupt" means which of the following?

• to send
• to carry
• build or form
• to break or fracture