Lesson 14 Word Roots

Which word means "to turn away from a fixed direction"?

• reflect

• deflect

• inflection

• reflex

What is the root word in "reflection"?

• flex

• flect

• lect

• re

Which word is spelled correctly?

• inflextion

• inflection

• inflecsion

• inflextion

What does the root "flect/flex" mean?

• to bend

• to reflect

• to deflect

• to inflect

Which word means "not able to bend"?

• reflex

• inflexible

• flexible

• deflection

Which word is spelled correctly?

• circumflex

• circumflect

• circumflax

• circumfex

What is the root word in "deflection"?

• flect

• flex

• lect

• def

Which word means "to bend back"?

• reflex

• inflect

• reflect

• deflect

Which word is spelled correctly?

• reflaction

• reflection

• reflaxtion

• reflaction

What does the suffix "-ible" mean?

• an action or process

• able to be

• back; again

• around