Root Words
-mal,
-mal,
This word means fail to work properly
What is ...
A. Malice
B. Malnourish
C. Malfunction
Subtract means
To take away
What does the root word spec mean?
look, see
Anonymous most likely means..
unknown, identified
Encourage means to
A. To make someone more determined
B. To make some someone hopeful
C. Both A and B
Dismal most likely means
A. The room is dim
B. Very bad
C. To cause harm
When something decreases in strength, value, or importance, it means to ...
A. Detract
B. Extract
C. Attract
What does the prefix -ambi mean?
With the substitute teacher here, there was _______ in the classroom.
A. Anemia
B. Apathy
C. Anarchy
Mrs. DeMarco will have to ______ you when you return to school.
A. entrust
B. Enlighten
C. Encounter
Which is a synonym for malignant?
A. Capable
B. Dangerous
While on the road trip, we slept in car because we could not find any ____________.
A. Rooms
B. Avalibility
C. Vacancies
The root word -tract means to ....
Draw, pull
Nick was an ________ before he changed his beliefs and converted to Christianity.
A. Atheist
B. Priest
C. Artist
This coupon will ______ you to receive a free milkshake.
A. Entitle
B. Encounter
C. Enthuse
Because the boy was malnourished, the doctor stated he needed to do what in order to become healthy again.
To leave a dangerous place is to _________
A. Vacate
B. Remove
C. Evacuate
Define both prefixes
-inter
-intra
Inter- between, among
Intra- inside, within
Which word is an antonym for apathy
A. Enthusiastic
B. Emothional
C. Sad
Police officers are expected to _____ the laws of the land.
Enforce
Which word with the root -mal means a desire to cause harm to others?
Malice
The tires lacked _______, so it slid down the road.
Traction
The prefix peri means around. Give word that has peri as it's prefix
Periscope or Peripheral
A condition is which a person has few red blood cells than normal and feels very weak and tired.
Anemia
Prefix en- means
Cause to