Write and Speak Root Words

Question 1

to speak or read something to a person who writes it down; to decree

Answer 1

dictate

Question 2

to say the opposite of something that someone else has said; to deny the truth

Answer 2

contradict

Question 3

an official order given by a person with power or by government

Answer 3

edict

Question 4

a person’s life story written by that person

Answer 4

autobiography

Question 5

a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form; sometimes referred to as wire or cable

Answer 5

telegram

Question 6

the art of making beautiful handwriting

Answer 6

calligraphy

Question 7

shown or described in a very clear way, used especially to refer to things that are unpleasant or shocking

Answer 7

graphic

Question 8

words that are written on or cut into a surface

Answer 8

inscription

Question 9

a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken

Answer 9

transcript

Question 10

a written message from a doctor that officially tells a patient what medicine to take

Answer 10

prescription