Root Word Meanings
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
5th - 7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A microscope is a tool that is used to look at something too small to be seen just with your eyes. The root scope means look at or observe. What does the root micro mean?
small
write or draw
measure
Tags
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
CCSS.L.8.4B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The root vis means see or look at. What does the word revise mean?
to look something over again to correct or improve it
to break or damage something again
to measure something again with a different tool or instrument
Tags
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
CCSS.L.8.4B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The root port means carry. What does the word portable mean?
able to be easily carried
able to be easily heard
able to be easily seen
Tags
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
CCSS.L.8.4B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An autograph is a person's signature written in his or her own handwriting. The root graph means write or draw. What does the root auto mean?
sound
look or observe
self
Tags
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
CCSS.L.8.4B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A telephone is a machine that can carry the sound of someone's voice somewhere far away. The root tele means far away. What does the root phon mean?
life
sound
light
Tags
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
CCSS.L.8.4B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The root flec means bend or curve. What does the word reflect mean?
to hear back from someone from far away
to bend back when hitting the surface
to write back or respond in writing
Tags
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
CCSS.L.8.4B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The root scrib means write or draw. What does the word describe mean?
to study something
to write or tell about something
to measure something
Tags
CCSS.L.4.4B
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.4B
CCSS.L.7.4B
CCSS.L.8.4B
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