Root Words D-G

Question 1

dict

Answer 1

1. to say, to tell, to use words

2. dictionary: a book that lists words and their definitions

Question 2

dog

Answer 2

1. opinion

2. dogmatic: inclined their opinion is true

Question 3

dol

Answer 3

1. suffer, pain

2. doleful: expressing sorrow

Question 4

extra

Answer 4

1. outside of, beyond

2. extraordinary: beyond expectations, remarkable

Question 5

fid

Answer 5

1. faith, trust

2. confidence: belief you can rely on someone or something; firm trust

Question 6

dub

Answer 6

1. doubt

2. dubious: hesitating or doubting

Question 7

dys

Answer 7

1. faulty

2. dyslexia: a learning disorder caused by faulty vision

Question 8

equ

Answer 8

1. equal, even

2. equivalent: equal in value, meaning, function, etc.

Question 9

esce

Answer 9

1. becoming

2. adolescence: period in life when a child becomes an adult

Question 10

eu

Answer 10

1. good, well

2. eulogy: a speech that praises someone using good words

Question 11

gen

Answer 11

1. birth, creation, race, kind

2. Genesis: the book of the creation of the universe

Question 12

gno

Answer 12

1. know

2. diagnose: to know and identify the nature of an illness

Question 13

grand

Answer 13

1. big

2. grand: magnificent in appearance, size, or style

Question 14

dem

Answer 14

1. people

2. democracy: government where the people vote

Question 15

fin

Answer 15

1. end

2. final: coming at the end

Question 16

fore

Answer 16

1. before

2. foreshadow: to be warned of an event before it happens

Question 17

frac

Answer 17

1. to break

2. fracture: the breaking of a bone or hard object