Root Words: Fer, Trans, and Port Quiz

What does the root word "fer" mean?

• To carry

• To write

• To break

• To throw

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word means to carry across?

• Portable

• Transfer

• Support

• Offer

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the root word "trans" mean?

• Under

• Over

• Across

• Against

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following words means capable of being carried?

• Transport

• Portable

• Transferable

• Conference

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the root word "port" mean?

• To write

• To carry

• To break

• To throw

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word means to carry something from one place to another?

• Export

• Import

• Transport

• Support

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does "transcribe" mean based on its root word?

• To write across

• To carry across

• To break across

• To throw across

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word means a device for carrying something?

• Transporter

• Porter

• Portfolio

• Report

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What does "transfer" imply about the movement of something?

• It moves under.

• It moves over.

• It moves across.

• It does not move.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word means to carry out from a country?

• Import

• Export

• Deport

• Report

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A