Fast and Curious - Word Roots Week 1

What is definition of acrimonious?

• keenness of vision or perception

• regularly moving to another place

• that which causes bitterness or ill will

• having the quality of being bitter, nasty or sarcastic

Answer explanation

-ous is a suffix meaning "having the quality of"

What is the definition of immigrant?

• to move from one place to another, often temporarily

• the act of moving to a new country to settle

• one who moves to another country to settle

• movement from one place to another

Which of the following means "that which causes bitterness or ill will"?

• acrimony

• acerbate

• acuity

• migratory

Which of the following means "movement from one place to another"?

• migratory

• migration

• migrate

• immigrant

Answer explanation

The suffix -ation means "an action or process"

What is the meaning of the word immigration?

• to move from one place to another, often temporarily

• keenness of vision or perception

• the act of moving to a new country to settle

• regularly moving to another place

What is the definition of acerbate?

• keenness of vision or perception

• to annoy or irritate; to make taste bitter

• keenness of vision or perception

• to scrape or cut

Answer explanation

The suffix -ate means " to make" or "to act" which tells us the word is a verb.

Which of these sentences uses the word "migrate" correctly? (There may be more than one correct answer.)

• I like to migrate to the auditorium.

• Birds migrate from north to south during winter.

• My cousin wants to migrate to Palm Springs for the weekend.

• Whales migrate along the Pacific Coast.

What does it mean if something has an "acrid" taste?

• sour

• sharp or bitter

• sweet and tasty

• gross and disgusting

Which sentence uses the word "acuity" correctly?

• Her visual acuity made it easier for her to hit the bullseye on the target.

• She had the fastest marathon time because of her acuity.

• The election campaign caused much acuity between the candidates.

• I hope my acuity doesn't smell bad.

Which word means "regularly moving to another place"?

• migration

• migratory

• migrate

• immigrate