Get to the Root of It

What is the root word of 'unbelievable'?

• believe

• un

• lie

• able

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which of the following words is derived from the Latin root 'scrib'?

• Describe

• Prescribe

• Inscription

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Identify the root word in the following sentence: 'The artist painted a beautiful mural.'

• artist

• paint

• beautiful

• mural

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the root 'bio' mean in the word 'biology'?

• Life

• Earth

• Water

• Air

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word contains the Greek root meaning 'time'?

• Chronology

• Biology

• Geology

• Psychology

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the root word of 'disappear'?

• appear

• dis

• pear

• app

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which of the following words has a root meaning 'to write'?

• Autograph

• Photograph

• Telegraph

• Biography

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the meaning of the root 'therm' in the word 'thermometer'?

• Heat

• Light

• Sound

• Motion

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 is derived from the root 'port', meaning 'to carry'?

• Transport

• Report

• Support

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the root word of 'misunderstand'?

• understand

• mis

• stand

• under

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B