Create a sentence (showing you know the definition) using the word "unison".
What is sound.
100
An octopus has 7 tentacles. Why?
What is false. An octopus has 8 tentacles because "octo" means "eight".
100
What is the definition of the word "democracy".
What is a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.
100
List two words that use the root "thermo".
What is thermometer, thermostat, thermos, etc.
200
What is the definition of the root "geo"?
What is "earth"?
200
Create a sentence (showing you know the definition) using the word "hyperactive".
What is over
200
A person who is hyperventilating is breathing too much.
What is true. Hyperventilating means ventilating (or breathing) over (because hyper means "over") the amount that they should be.
200
What is the definition of the word "dynasty".
What is a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time.
200
List two words that use the root "dec".
What is decimeter, decibel, decade, etc.
300
What is the definition of the root "gyro"?
What is "turn"?
300
Create a sentence (showing you know the definition) using the word "recognize".
What is know.
300
To put something in chronological order means to organize a set of items by how they're spelled, first letter in the alphabet to last.
What is false. "Chron" means time, which means that chronological order would be organizing a set of items according to when they happened in time.
300
What is the definition of the word "sonar".
What is a method or device for detecting and locating objects especially underwater by means of sound waves sent out to be reflected by the object.
300
List two words that use the root "gyro".
What is gyroscope, gyration, gyre, etc.
400
What is the definition of the root "sur"?
What is "over"?
400
Create a sentence (showing you know the definition) using the word "alteration".
What is change.
400
When people stereotype others, they typically have an easy time letting those misconceptions go.
What is false. Since "stereo" means solid, a stereotype would be something that is "solid" in a person's mind, or difficult to get rid of.
400
What is the definition of the word "tetrachloride".
What is a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
400
List two words that use the root "astr".
What is asterisk, asteroid, etc.
500
What is the definition of the root "chron"?
What is "time"?
500
Create a sentence (showing you know the definition) using the word "contradict".
What is against.
500
The depths of the ocean are dark, murky and stellar.
What is false. The root "stell" means bright or star-like. The other two adjectives in the sentence imply the depths of the ocean are dark, "stellar" would be an antonyms.
500
What is the definition of the word "amateur".
What is a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.