Root Word Ject

What does the root ject mean?

• under

• throw

• cut

• across

Mr. Nguyen said, “ Who threw that eraser across the desk? It could have knocked me over!” What was the eraser?

• projectile

•  trajectory

•  jettison

•  injection

The airplane was losing altitude. The crew had to choose items to __________ and lighten the load. 

• reject

• subject

• jettison

• trajectory

Which root word means to throw?

• vert

• ject

• cred

• mit

Inject, objection, and project come from the root "ject" which means

• feeling, suffering

• to throw

• break, burst

• measure

What does -ject mean?

• to hit or to strike

• to drop or to release

• to catch or to grab

• to throw

Which root word means "to throw"?

• vert

• ject

• cred

• mit

What is the meaning of the root word 'ject'?

• to throw

• to build

• to write

• to speak

Which of the following words is derived from the root 'ject'?

• Eject

• Construct

• Describe

• Dictate

In the sentence 'The scientist injected the solution into the test tube,' what does the word 'injected' mean?

• Threw into

• Pulled out

• Built up

• Wrote down