Root Word Test (Port/Miss/Mit)

At the drive in movie, I wanted to get a drink and some popcorn during ________, but the lines were too long.

• mission

• intermission

• portage

• admission

After basketball practice, Tim's sweaty socks _________ a strong odor.

• emit

• omit

• remit

• transmit

admit 1. to send someone in 2. to acknowledge or confess

Which sentence matches the meaning of definition 1?

• Brenda and Jill had to show their ticket to be admitted to the movie.

• Sandra admitted to breaking her mom's favorite coffee mug.

into the country: _____:: out of the country: _____

• deport, export

• import, report

• export, import

• import, export

What does inter mean in the word intermission?

• between

• under

• over

• across

What does trans mean in the word transmit?

• half

• two

• three

• across

What does the root port mean?

• to carry

• to throw

• to cut

• to toss

What do the roots mis and mit mean?

• to throw

• to send

• to cut

• to carry

People need to do this to leaders of a nation, since they are in charge.

• remit

• portage

• export

• submit

This is what you do if you leave something out.

• admit

• remit

• omit

• import