Name that Root
infidel, confident, confiding
What is fid meaning trust, faith, or loyalty?
Fill in the blank.
When people say "as the crow flies," they mean in a straight line, a di_____ route from one place to another.
What is direct?
(rect = straight)
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)
Bible, bibliophile, bibliotherapy
What is bibl-, or biblio- meaning book?
Fill in the blank.
"_____norexia" means "a lack of appetite for food."
What is anorexia?
(an = without)
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)
verify, very, veracity
What is ver meaning true, or real?
Fill in the blank.
She has an impressive collection of ancient ____es from around the world. She is a true lover of religious texts.
What are bibles?
(bibl = books)
Vitality, Revitalize, Vivacious, Revive, Survivor
What is vit meaning life?
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)
primitive, primary, primer
What is prim-, or prime- meaning first (in order of importance)?
Fill in the blank.
His strong belief in social_____ led him to take action in the community.
What is socialism?
(ism = beliefs or doctrine)
Proclaim, Project, Procrastinate
What is ject meaning to throw?
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)
panorama, pantheism, panacea
What is pan- meaning entire?
Fill in the blank.
The company is known for its in____ative approach to technology and design, always coming up with new and exciting things.
What is innovative?
(nov = new or original)
Deduct, Deport, Defrost, Deplane
What is de meaning to remove?
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)
vocabulary, vocation, vocal
What is voc, or vok meaning voice, or call?
From the top of the mountain, Tarik was able to take pictures of a breathtaking ______orama. The entire valley was spread before him.
What is panorama?
(pan = entire)
Activism, Feminism, Organism, Journalism
What is -ism meaning a set of beliefs?
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)
liberated, liberty, liberal?
What is liber meaning freedom?
She was in the _____ years of her career when she received the prestigious award.
What is prime?
(prime = first)
Symmetry, Synagogue, Synergy, Synchronize
What is sym- or syn- meaning together?
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)
antechamber, anteroom, anticipate
What is ante- or anti- meaning before?
The jurors doubted the ____acity of the defense attorney's witness.
What is veracity?
(ver = true)
Anemia, Anarchy, Analgesic, Apolitical
What is a- or an- meaning without?
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)
extraordinary, extraneous, extracurricular
What is extra meaning beyond?
The president's wife is his best friend and con____ante.
What is confidante?
(fid = loyalty)
Rectify, Rectangle, Directory, Correct
What is rect meaning straight?
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)
pesticides, herbicide, regicide
What is -cide meaning to kill?
Musical comedies are a(n) ____thesis of several arts, bringing together dancing, singing and acting.
What is synthesis?
(syn = together)
Renovate, Innovate, Novelty, Novice
What is nov meaning original?
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)