English 1302 Quiz #1

Question 1

acer, acid, acri

Answer 1

bitter, sour, sharp

ex: acidity, acrid

Question 2

acu

Answer 2

sharp

ex: acute, acupuncture, accurate

Question 3

ag, agi, ig, act

Answer 3

do, move, go

ex: agenda, navigate, action, agent

Question 4

ali, allo, alter

Answer 4

other

ex: alias, alibi, alien, alter (ego)

Question 5

alt(us)

Answer 5

high, deep

ex: altimeter, altitude

Question 6

am, amor

Answer 6

love, liking

ex: amiable, amorous, enamored

Question 7

anni, annu, enni

Answer 7

year

ex: anniversary, annually, centennial

Question 8

anthrop

Answer 8

man

ex: anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy

Question 9

anti(co)

Answer 9

old

ex: antique, antiquity

Question 10

arch

Answer 10

chief, first, rule

ex: archangel, architect, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy

Question 11

aster, astr

Answer 11

star

ex: asteroid, astronomy, astronaut

Question 12

aud, aus

Answer 12

hear, listen

ex: audible, auditorium, audio, audition

Question 13

aug, auc

Answer 13

increase

ex: augment, auction

Question 14

auto, aut

Answer 14

self

ex: automobile, autograph, automatic

Question 15

belli

Answer 15

war

ex: rebellion, belligerent

Question 16

bibl

Answer 16

book

ex: bible, bibliography

Question 17

bio

Answer 17

life

ex: biology, biosphere

Question 18

brev

Answer 18

short

ex: abbreviate, brief

Question 19

cad, cas

Answer 19

to fall

ex: cadaver, cascade

Question 20

calor

Answer 20

heat

ex: calorie, caloric

Question 21

cap, cip, cept

Answer 21

take

ex: capable, intercept, capture

Question 22

capit, capt

Answer 22

head

ex: decapitate, capital, captain

Question 23

carn

Answer 23

flesh

ex: carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal

Question 24

caus, caut

Answer 24

burn, heat

ex: caustic, cauldron, cauterize

Question 25

cause, cuse, cus

Answer 25

cause, motive ex: because, excuse, accusation

Question 26

ced, ceed, cede, cess

Answer 26

move, yield, go, surrender ex: proceed, secede, recede, success

Question 27

cenetri

Answer 27

center ex: centripetal, eccentric, concentric

Question 28

chrom

Answer 28

color ex: chrome, chromosome

Question 29

chron

Answer 29

time ex: chronology, synchronize

Question 30

cide, cise

Answer 30

cut down, kill ex: homicide, suicide, incision, scissors, circumcise

Question 31

cit

Answer 31

call, start ex: incite, citation, cite

Question 32

civ

Answer 32

citizen ex: civic, civil, civilian, civilization

Question 33

clam, claim

Answer 33

cry out ex: exclamation, clamor, proclamation, acclaim

Question 34

clud, clus, claus

Answer 34

shut ex: include, exclude, conclude, recluse, claustrophobia

Question 35

cognoac, gnosi

Answer 35

know ex: recognize, prognosis, agnostic, incognito

Question 36

cord, cor, cardi

Answer 36

heart ex: cardiac, discord, courage, encourage

Question 37

corp

Answer 37

body ex: corporation, corpse