Roots
What is a root word?
A piece or part of a word that helps tell you the meaning, often from another language.
Which word means a large space for an audience?
auditorium
Which word means people gathered to hear or see something?
Audience
Kim got ready for her _________________ in the school play.
Audition
Synonym or Antonym: congratulate and praise
What does the root Aud mean?
hearing
Which word means a hearing to hire a performer?
audition
Which word means thankfulness?
Alex's aunt and uncle ______________ the family on their new baby.
congratulate
Synonym or Antonym: reject and discard
What does the root Grat mean?
Pleasing
Which word means to express good wishes?
congratulate
Which word means to please?
Gratify
When James didn't know the answer on the test he made a ___________.
Conjecture
Synonym or Antonym: gratify and disappoint
Antonyms
What does the root Ject mean?
Throw
Which word means to refuse something?
Reject
Which word means to insert or fill?
Inject
Andrea went to the doctor and found out she had to get shots. They had to ______________ her with a needle and medicine.
inject
Synonym or Antonym: inject and extract
Antonyms
Which language do these root come from?
Latin
Which word means to make or throw out a guess?
Conjecture
Which word means something that can barely be heard?
audible
The actors snuck into the __________ before the show began so they could get out of their seats and surprise the people at the show when they got out of their chairs and headed to the stage.
audience
Synonym or Antonym: surmise and conjecture
Synonyms: Both mean guess