Word parts: bell and the Grade 7 roots

Grade 7 Reading Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   “e (out) | vid (see) | ent (adjective ending)” Ari reads: “It was evident to the whole class that the experiment had worked.” What does evident mean?

   • going out of sight
   • plain to see and easy to notice
   • showing that a test is finished
   • looking at something carefully
2. 2.

   “Gen (birth) | esis” Esme reads: “The genesis of the town was a small trading post by the river.” What does genesis mean?

   • a trading post beside a river
   • a kind of thing
   • the final result
   • the beginning or origin

3. Read this first

   Use this

   The narrator knows the thoughts, plans and secrets of the characters in the book, so the narrator is ___. (The root omni means all.)

4. 3.

   Kira wants the word that best completes the sentence. Which word is it?

   • sensitive
   • omnipotent
   • omnipresent
   • omniscient

5. Use this

   The donor gave money to help families after the flood, which made the donor a famous ___. (The root phil means loving.)

6. 4.

   Luz wants the word that best completes the sentence. Which word is it?

   • philanthropist
   • bibliophile
   • logician
   • philosopher
7. 5.

   “The new phone has a ___ screen that reacts to a gentle tap. (The root sens means feel.)” Milo wants the word that best completes the sentence. Which word is it?

   • lucid
   • sensitive
   • sensory
   • sensible
8. 6.

   “The teacher asked the class to ___ the draft and fix its mistakes. (The root vis means see.)” Noah wants the word that best completes the sentence. Which word is it?

   • revise
   • rebel
   • supervise
   • provide
9. 7.

   “sensitive, consent, resent, census” Pia is checking word families. Which word does not share the root sens or sent, meaning feel?

   • resent
   • census
   • sensitive
   • consent
10. 8.

    “video, visible, evident, vise” Ren is checking word families. Which word does not share the root vis or vid, meaning see?

    • vise
    • evident
    • video
    • visible
11. 9.

    “generate, genesis, hydrogen, agent” Tala is checking word families. Which word does not share the root gen, meaning birth?

    • hydrogen
    • generate
    • agent
    • genesis
12. 10.

    “lucid, translucent, elucidate, lucrative” Zee is checking word families. Which word does not share the root luc, meaning light?

    • elucidate
    • translucent
    • lucid
    • lucrative