Quiz
Root words
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) takes
B) taken
C) mistaken
D) take
2) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) test
B) testing
C) tested
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3) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) trying
B) try
C) untried
D) retried
4) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) careful
B) careless
C) caring
D) care
5) Which ending can you add to root word 'help' to describe an action in
the past?
A) ing
B) ful
C) ed
D) less
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6) Which beginning can you add to root word 'do' to give an opposite
meaning?
A) re
B) un
C) pre
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Quiz
Root words
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) baker
B) baked
C) unbaked
D) bake
2) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) unkind
B) kindly
C) kind
D) kindness
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3) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) child
B) children
C) childish
4) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) reviewed
B) preview
C) viewer
D) view
5) Which ending can you add to root word 'dish' to make a plural noun?
A) s
B) ed
C) es
D) ing
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6) Which ending can you add to root word 'bake' to make the name of a
place?
A) r
B) ry
C) d
D) ing
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Quiz
Root words
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) acceptance
B) accepting
C) accept
D) acceptable
2) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) unreliable
B) relying
C) reliance
D) rely
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3) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
A) allied
B) ally
C) alliance
4) Which ending can you add to root word 'post' to make a person?
A) ing
B) al
C) box
D) man
5) Which ending can you add to root word 'ox' to make a plural noun?
A) tail
B) en
C) es
D) s
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6) Which word from the root word 'like' can be used to describe a
person?
A) unlikely
B) likeable
C) dislike
D) liking
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Quiz - answers
Root words
Level A
1) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is D. The root word is 'take'.
2) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is A. The root word is 'test'.
3) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is B. The root word is 'try'.
4) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is D. The root word is 'care'.
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5) Which ending can you add to root word 'help' to describe an action in
the past?
The correct answer is C. 'ed' can be added to 'help' to make 'helped'.
6) Which beginning can you add to root word 'do' to give an opposite
meaning?
The correct answer is B. 'un' can be added to 'do' to make 'undo'.
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Quiz - answers
Root words
Level B
1) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is D. The root word is 'bake'.
2) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is C. The root word is 'kind'.
3) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is A. The root word is 'child'.
4) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is D. The root word is 'view'.
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5) Which ending can you add to root word 'dish' to make a plural noun?
The correct answer is C. 'es' can be added to 'dish' to make 'dishes'.
6) Which ending can you add to root word 'bake' to make the name of a
place?
The correct answer is B. 'ry' can be added to 'bake' to make 'bakery'.
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Quiz - answers
Root words
Level C
1) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is C. The root word is 'accept'.
2) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is D. The root word is 'rely'.
3) These words all have the same root word. Which is the root word?
The correct answer is B. The root word is 'ally'.
4) Which ending can you add to root word 'post' to make a person?
The correct answer is D. man' can be added to 'post' to make
'postman'.
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5) Which ending can you add to root word 'ox' to make a plural noun?
The correct answer is B. 'en' can be added to 'ox' to make 'oxen'.
6) Which word from the root word 'like' can be used to describe a
person?
The correct answer is B. A person can be described as 'likeable'.
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