1. Roots and Affixes
Sample Questions

2. Read this sentence.
   
The word inspected contains the Latin root
spect. What does spect mean?
A use
B look
C take
D need
Mom inspected my room after I cleaned it.

3. Read this sentence.
   
The Latin root “struct” in the word
construction means
A measure.
B build.
C study.
D shape.
The construction of the house will be completed next month.

4. One difference between submarines
and submersibles is that
A submarines are able to move underwater.
B submersibles are able to carry people inside.
C submersibles are able to do work underwater.
D submarines are larger than submersibles.

5. The root word in subterranean is terra, which in
Latin means “earth” or “ground.”
Subterranean must be something
A made out of dirt or soil.
B planted in the ground.
C under the earth or ground.
D on a beach or riverbank.

6. The root word in transfusion is trans, which in Latin it means “across
Transfusion must be
A something that comes between.
B the movement of blood from one person to another.
C the time and space between two events or objects.
D to send from one person or location to another .

7. Read this sentence.
   
The word Mediterranean contains the Latin root
terr. What does terr mean?
A middle
B varied
C land
D water
The lands around the Mediterranean Sea have a variety of features.

8. Read this sentence.
   
The Latin root “aqua” in the word
aquatic means
A a bluish-green color.
B under the water.
C land or ground.
D living in, or having to do with, water.
In shallow spots, you can see aquatic plants growing underwater.