Exploring Word Roots: Gen, Spect, Cogn

What does the root "gen" mean?

• To see

• To know

• To produce or birth

• To write

Which word contains the root "spect"?

• Generate

• Respect

• Recognize

• Cognition

The root "cogn" is related to which of the following meanings?

• To see

• To know

• To create

• To move

Which of the following words means "to look back"?

• Generate

• Inspect

• Retrospect

• Incognito

Which word means "the act of producing offspring"?

• Generation

• Spectator

• Cognition

• Spectacle

Which of the following best describes the meaning of "spectator"?

• Someone who creates something

• Someone who knows a lot

• Someone who watches an event

• Someone who is unknown

If "incognito" means "unknown," what does the prefix "in-" add to the root "cogn"?

• It means "with"

• It means "not"

• It means "before"

• It means "after"

Which word would best describe a person who is able to recognize things easily?

• Spectator

• Cognizant

• Generate

• Spectacle

Choose the word that means "to look at carefully."

• Generate

• Inspect

• Cognition

• Genius

If "generation" refers to a group of people born around the same time, what does the root "gen" tell you about the word?

• It relates to seeing

• It relates to knowing

• It relates to birth or origin

• It relates to hiding