How a word changes form, and what its root means

Grade 11 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Circle the best answer.

1.
In the chemistry lab, Kira wrote a clear ___ of why the solution turned blue. Noah fills a blank in a lab report. Which spelling of the noun from explain belongs in the blank?
- explenation
- explaination
- explanation
- explanatory
2.
Conductor, induce, aqueduct. Each word holds the root duc or duct. Ari reads three words from one family on a history worksheet. What does their shared root mean?
- with or together
- to lead
- a channel that carries water
- to say or tell
3.
Glass is called an amorphous solid because its atoms form no regular crystal pattern. Luz labels a strip for a word in a science article. Which strip is split and labeled correctly?
- amor (love) | ph | ous (adjective: having)
- a (without) | morph (change) | ous (adjective: having)
- a (without) | morph (form, shape) | ous (noun: a thing)
- a (without) | morph (form, shape) | ous (adjective: having)
4.
Before the reading, Ari checked the ___ of every Spanish place name in the poem. Tala fills a blank in a poetry-club note. Which spelling of the noun from pronounce belongs in the blank?
- pronunciation
- pronounciation
- pronouncement
- pronunsiation
5.
Pendulum, suspend, depend. Each word holds the root pend. Jun reads three words from one family on a physics worksheet. What does their shared root mean?
- down or away
- to swing back and forth
- a foot
- to hang
6.
On the long climb, the hikers' only ___ was a bag of trail mix and a bottle of water. Bo fills a blank in a hiking-club blog. Which spelling of the noun from sustain belongs in the blank?
- sustenence
- sustainability
- sustenance
- sustainance
7.
Recognize, cognition, incognito. Each word holds the root cogn or cogni. Milo reads three words from one family on a psychology worksheet. What does their shared root mean?
- birth or kind
- to know
- with a hidden identity
- again
8.
The bike shop posts a monthly ___ schedule so riders know when to oil their chains. Kira fills a blank on a bike-shop notice. Which spelling of the noun from maintain belongs in the blank?
- maintenence
- maintainer
- maintenance
- maintainance
9.
Eloquent, loquacious, circumlocution. Each word holds the root loqu or locu. Ren reads three words from one family on a speech-class worksheet. What does their shared root mean?
- a place
- talking around the point
- around
- to speak
10.
The soil sample was heterogeneous: sand, clay and bits of shell sat in separate layers. Esme labels a strip for a word in an earth-science lab. Which strip is split and labeled correctly?
- heter (other) | ogene (gas) | ous (adjective: having)
- hetero (other, different) | gen (kind) | eous (noun: a mixture)
- hetero (same) | gen (kind) | eous (adjective: having)
- hetero (other, different) | gen (kind) | eous (adjective: having)

How a word changes form, and what its root means

Answer Key - Grade 11 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1.
In the chemistry lab, Kira wrote a clear ___ of why the solution turned blue. Noah fills a blank in a lab report. Which spelling of the noun from explain belongs in the blank?
- explenation
- explaination
- explanation
- explanatory
2.
Conductor, induce, aqueduct. Each word holds the root duc or duct. Ari reads three words from one family on a history worksheet. What does their shared root mean?
- with or together
- to lead
- a channel that carries water
- to say or tell
3.
Glass is called an amorphous solid because its atoms form no regular crystal pattern. Luz labels a strip for a word in a science article. Which strip is split and labeled correctly?
- amor (love) | ph | ous (adjective: having)
- a (without) | morph (change) | ous (adjective: having)
- a (without) | morph (form, shape) | ous (noun: a thing)
- a (without) | morph (form, shape) | ous (adjective: having)
4.
Before the reading, Ari checked the ___ of every Spanish place name in the poem. Tala fills a blank in a poetry-club note. Which spelling of the noun from pronounce belongs in the blank?
- pronunciation
- pronounciation
- pronouncement
- pronunsiation
5.
Pendulum, suspend, depend. Each word holds the root pend. Jun reads three words from one family on a physics worksheet. What does their shared root mean?
- down or away
- to swing back and forth
- a foot
- to hang
6.
On the long climb, the hikers' only ___ was a bag of trail mix and a bottle of water. Bo fills a blank in a hiking-club blog. Which spelling of the noun from sustain belongs in the blank?
- sustenence
- sustainability
- sustenance
- sustainance
7.
Recognize, cognition, incognito. Each word holds the root cogn or cogni. Milo reads three words from one family on a psychology worksheet. What does their shared root mean?
- birth or kind
- to know
- with a hidden identity
- again
8.
The bike shop posts a monthly ___ schedule so riders know when to oil their chains. Kira fills a blank on a bike-shop notice. Which spelling of the noun from maintain belongs in the blank?
- maintenence
- maintainer
- maintenance
- maintainance
9.
Eloquent, loquacious, circumlocution. Each word holds the root loqu or locu. Ren reads three words from one family on a speech-class worksheet. What does their shared root mean?
- a place
- talking around the point
- around
- to speak
10.
The soil sample was heterogeneous: sand, clay and bits of shell sat in separate layers. Esme labels a strip for a word in an earth-science lab. Which strip is split and labeled correctly?
- heter (other) | ogene (gas) | ous (adjective: having)
- hetero (other, different) | gen (kind) | eous (noun: a mixture)
- hetero (same) | gen (kind) | eous (adjective: having)
- hetero (other, different) | gen (kind) | eous (adjective: having)