English 9 – Vocabulary Quiz 2
All wrong answers cost five points each.
Name _________________________
A. Define each word or root word below.
1. DOC
4. VERT
2. FORM
5. SPER
3. MORPH
6. VINC
B. Correctly use the following words in specific sentences. You may change the form of each word.
7. format
8. formative
9. conform
C. Briefly answer the questions below.
10. Name a famous character that could be described as being anthropomorphic. Explain your answer, in
necessary.
11. What would a student of morphology study?
12. What is a life form that undergoes metamorphosis?
Explain, if needed.
13. What is something that could be described as being amorphous?
14. What is one doctrine for this class?
15. Where might one expect to find formality being used?
Explain your answer.
16. Which would be better to argue against, a doctrinaire or a docile person? Support your answer.
17. Where would one expect to find indoctrination being done?
English 9 – Vocabulary Quiz 2
All wrong answers cost five points each.
Name _________________________
A. Match the following root words with the correct definitions that follow.
A. VERT
B. SPER
C. VINC
D. DOC
E. FORM
1. _____ to turn or to turn around
4. _____ to teach
2. _____ to conquer or overcome
5. _____ shape
3. _____ a ball or round
B. Match the following words to the correct definitions.
A. evince
B. formality
G. indoctrinate
C. conform
D. metamorphosis
E. morphology F. doctrinaire
6. ______ the study of how something develops its shape and form
7. ______ to teach to accept a system of thought without question
8. ______ to be outward evidence of; show or reveal
9. ______ sticking tightly to rules or customs
10. ______ to be similar; to go along with current behavior
11. ______ a transformation; a significant change in appearance, character, condition, or function
12. ______ a person who stubbornly sticks to a practice or idea without thinking about the reasons behind the practice
C. Fill the blanks in the sentences below with the best words from the list.
A. docile B. amorphous C. anthropomorphic
format
D. MORPH
E. formative F. doctrine G. divert H.
13. ______ The _______ years of most people's lives are between birth and the age of twenty.
14. ______ The ______ horse was easily tamed and is often used for inexperienced riders
15. ______ Most life forms have a specific shape, but the amoeba is one of nature's few ________ creatures.
16. ______ The root word ______________ is a synonym for the root word FORM.
17. ______ When the mudslide covered the road, VDOT officials had to _________ traffic to another road that went
around the slide.
18. ______ Many religions focus on the _______ that we should be kind to others.
19. ______ Bugs Bunny is an _____________ character because he is a rabbit with a humanlike body and
personality.
20. ______ In my business classes, I had to learn how to adjust the __________ of my letters to make them look more
professional.