Module 9 Other Common Roots

Question 1

acr-

Answer 1

extremities [of the body]; height; tip(s)

Question 2

ather-

Answer 2

yellowish plaque

Question 3

bromat-

Answer 3

food

Question 4

sit-

Answer 4

food

Question 5

febr-

Answer 5

fever

[followed by connecting vowel “i”]

Question 6

phag-

Answer 6

the eating (or chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring) (of a substance)

Question 7

troph-

Answer 7

nutrition

[may also mean “growth” in certain contexts]

Question 8

nutri-

Answer 8

nutrition

Question 9

nutrit-

Answer 9

nutrition