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11th grade How a word changes form, and what its root means worksheet

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How a word changes form, and what its root means

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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
- explanation
- explaination
- 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?
- to lead
- to say or tell
- a channel that carries water
- with or together
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?
- a (without) | morph (change) | ous (adjective: having)
- amor (love) | ph | ous (adjective: having)
- a (without) | morph (form, shape) | ous (adjective: having)
- a (without) | morph (form, shape) | ous (noun: a thing)
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?
- pronunsiation
- pronounciation
- pronouncement
- pronunciation
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?
- to swing back and forth
- down or away
- a foot
- to hang
6.
The county gave the new library board autonomy, so the board now sets its own rules and budget. Pia labels a strip for a word in a civics reading. Which strip is split and labeled correctly?
- auto (self) | nom (law, custom) | y (noun: a state of)
- auto (self) | nom (law, custom) | y (adjective: full of)
- auto (self) | nom (name) | y (noun: a state of)
- aut (self) | onomy (noun: a field of study)
7.
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?
- sustainability
- sustenence
- sustenance
- sustainance
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
- maintenance
- maintainance
- maintainer
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?
- hetero (other, different) | gen (kind) | eous (noun: a mixture)
- hetero (same) | gen (kind) | eous (adjective: having)
- hetero (other, different) | gen (kind) | eous (adjective: having)
- heter (other) | ogene (gas) | ous (adjective: having)

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About this worksheet

How a word changes form, and what its root means. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can spell a new form of a word when its spelling changes (explain, explanation; maintain, maintenance).
I can find a root's meaning from a family of words and label a strip, including Greek parts.
I can tell what an -able or -ible word means and tell it apart from a look-alike.
I can put two forms of one family into the right slots of a sentence, spelled right.
I can read an origin entry and write its origin → meaning today line the right way round.

Words to know

word family: Words built on one root (conceive, conception, conceivable)

root: The part that carries the core meaning (duc, lead)

prefix / ending: A part added before the root (pre-, before) or after it (-able, can be)

spelling change: Letters that change when a word takes a new ending (ceive → cept)

strip: The word written in parts, each part labeled with its meaning or job

origin → meaning today: The word's first meaning on the left, its meaning now on the right

look-alike word: A word that looks almost the same but has another root (palpable, palatable)

Common mistakes

Your child chose the right ending but kept the verb's spelling when the new form changes it; try writing the verb and the new form one above the other and circling what changed.

Your child chose a real word from the right family that means something else or does another job; try asking what the sentence needs the word to name.

Your child made the right change to the verb but misspelled another part of the new form; try checking the ending letter by letter against the dictionary.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with how a word changes form, and what its root means?

Your child chose the right ending but kept the verb's spelling when the new form changes it; try writing the verb and the new form one above the other and circling what changed.

Are these 11th grade reading worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.