Name that Root
Dormitory, Dormant, Dormer, Dormancy
What is dorm, to sleep?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "A passenger train's (...itory) car has sleeping facilities for the train's crew."
What is dormitory?
(dorm = to sleep)
To call or speak
What is voc/vok?
The holidays tend to have unordinary and beyond expectations?
What is extraordinary?
If something is chronological, it is organized by?
What is time?
Chronic, Chronicle, Chronological
What is chron/chrono meaning time?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "The chorus line was so wonderfully (syn...ized)---the dancers kept perfect time, seeming to move as one person."
What is synchronized?
(chron/chrono = time)
Sleep
What is dorm?
Family gatherings may awaken (...ant) feelings.
What is dormant?
You must pay money before receiving a service. Which root means before?
What is ante/anti?
vocabulary, vocation, vocal
What is voc, or vok meaning voice, or call?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "In the refining process, white rice and white bread lose much of their (...amin) content. For this reason, they are less nutritious than brown rice and whole-wheat bread.
What is vitamin?
(vit = life)
Time
What is chron/chrono?
Tensions and sadness greatly remove or (...ract) from the enjoyment of the winter holidays.
What is detract?
A country celebrates the day it gained independence from colonial rule. Which root connects to the freedom it gained?
What is liber/liver?
extraordinary, extraneous, extracurricular
What is extra meaning beyond?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Ventriloquists must be able to (pro...) their voices while keeping their lips closed. This act of "throwing the voice" creates the illusion that the words are being spoken by someone else.
What is project?
(ject = to throw)
Kill, Killing, Killed
What is -cide?
Don't speak up or (e...e) sad feelings.
What is evoke?
The opposite of ordinary.
What is extraordinary?
Vitality, Revitalize, Vivacious, Revive, Survivor
What is vit meaning life?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Airplane passengers used to be let off outdoors. Now they usually (...plane) onto a ramp that leads directly into the terminal.
What is deplane?
(de = to remove)
What is extra?
Unfortunately, holiday pressures can sometimes mount up causing individuals to commit this final act of (sui...) against themselves.
What is suicide?
Your school offers activities outside of the regular academic curriculum, such as student government, sports, and drama club. These activities are called __________ activities.
What is extracurricular activities?
Reject, Project, Dejected
What is ject meaning to throw?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "A clever saying warns us not to (...cipate) trouble before it happens" "Worrying casts tomorrow's clouds over today's sunshine."
What is anti?
(anti/ante = before)
To throw
What is ject?
The (...cipation) before family gatherings can sometimes awaken dormant and stressful feelings.
What is to anticipation?
A student is described as vivacious because she brings energy and excitement into every room. Which word is most closely related in meaning?
A. Lifeless
B. Energetic
C. Exhausted
D. Uninterested
What is B, energetic?
liberated, liberty, liberal?
What is liber meaning freedom?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Amir studies hard for his classes, be he's also involved in (...curricular)activities, including soccer and chess.
What is extracurricular?
(extra = beyond)
Before
What is ante/anti?
During the holidays, this adverb partially describes individuals who feel down all the time.
What is chronically?
If vital information is missing from a report, what does that suggest about the missing information?
A. It is unnecessary.
B. It is essential.
C. It is outdated.
D. It is confusing.
What is b, essential?
antechamber, anteroom, anticipate
What is ante- or anti- meaning before?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: " (Geno...) isn't simply the murder of a number of people. It's the intentional killing of a particular racial, cultural, or political group.
What is genocide?
(cide = to kill)
To remove
What is de?
Be sure to throw some happiness into your holidays!
What is to inject?
If you throw away someone's proposal, you are __________?
What is rejecting it?
Deduct, Deport, Defrost, Deplane
What is de meaning to remove?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Freddy is very (...al) with his advice. He constantly tells all his relatives and friends how they should run their lives.
What is liberal?
(lib/liv = free/freedom)
Life
What is vit/viv?
Bringing life back into old or forgotten relationships can sometimes lift our spirits.
What is revitalizing?
A person is ____ated from captivity.
What is liberated?
pesticides, herbicide, regicide
What is -cide meaning to kill?
Complete the italicized word in the sentence with the correct root: "Leah has an amazing(...abulary) for a two-year-old. She was just telling me the difference between "Mr. Crocodile" and "Mr. Alligator."
What is vocabulary?
(voc/vok = voice)
Freedom
What is liber/liver?
It is my hope that we will all free ourselves of any holiday blues.
What is liberate?
An attorney calls upon the Constitution during a court case. What is the attorney doing?
What is invoking the constitution?