Other Common Roots (Mod 9)

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 the connecting vowel “i”]

Question 6

phag-

Answer 6

act of eating (or, of chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring)

Question 7

troph-

Answer 7

nutrition [note: troph= may also mean “growth” in certain contexts]

Question 8

nutri-

Answer 8

nutrition

Question 9

nutrit-

Answer 9

nutrition