Word Root / Prefix
Context Clues
Part of Speech
Origin
Fill in the Blank
100
This means one, single, alone...
What is mono or mon?
100
The politician was CORRUPT and stole all of the political party's money.
What is "changed from good to bad"?
100
Monologue
What is a noun?
100
Mono
What is Greek?
100
The noisy student ____________ the class by making strange noises and being silly.
What is disrupted?
200
This means dead or death...
What is mort?
200
The MORTICIAN prepared the dead body for the friendship reception.
What is "a person who prepared the dead for burial"?
200
Immortal
What is an adjective?
200
Mon
What is Greek?
200
The body of the dead dog became stiff as _______ _________ began to set in.
What is rigor mortis?
300
This means to break or burst...
What is rupt?
300
The MONOCHROME food did not look delicious with its light shades of gray.
What is "something done in various shades of one color"?
300
Disrupt
What is a verb?
300
Mort
What is Latin?
300
"Please don't ________________ while I'm speaking," said Mr. Richard.
What is interrupt?
400
This is the definition of monocle...
What is an eyeglass for use with only one eye?
400
The volcano ERUPTED and spewed molten lava all over the countryside.
What is "to burst or break out violently; explode"?
400
Rupture
What is noun or verb?
400
Rupt
What is Latin?
400
The monk returned to the ____________________ after spending time in the hospital recovering from an illness.
What is monastery?
500
This means "occurring after death"...
What is postmortem?
500
I was MORTIFIED when my parents showed my baby pictures to my school friends.
What is "to humiliate or shame someone to that they wish they were almost dead'?
500
Postmortem
What is adjective or noun?
500
This is the definition of monopoly...
What is "the control of something by only one seller"?
500
All living things are ________________ and will someday die.
What is mortal?
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