Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Root words/ Parts of Speech Exercise 1



Innovate        Innovates      Innovative     Innovation    Innovator      Innovated

1. Not only did her _____________________ earn her a Nobel Prize in chemistry, it also lead to a new type of biofuel.

2. She was the ____________________________ of the chemical process that made the new type of biofuel possible.

3. Her job is to ___________________________ new chemical processes in the laboratory.

4. Due to her interest in the sciences, hard work and many great ideas, she was considered to be ______________________ by all of her high school friends and teachers.




Create                        Creates          Creative         Creation        Creator          Created

5. Volcanoes ___________________ islands when their lava cools above the ocean surface.

6. My favourite type of writing is ________________ writing.

7. He ___________________ amazing artwork on his iPad.

8. Some people consider God to be the _______________________ of the universe.




Origin                        Original         Originative    Origination   Originator     Originated

9. Heinz is the ____________________ ketchup.

10. Pasta _______________________ in China.

11. Their ____________________________ lyrics earned them first place in the song contest.

12. Alfred Wegener is the ________________________ of the idea of continental drift, which describes the movement of the earth’s continents.






Devote            Devotes          Devoted         Devotedly      Devotee          Devotion

13. Her _____________________ to her three children is unfathomable. She loves them ever so immensely!

14. He has __________________________ thousands of hours to playing guitar, which explains why he is so good at such a young age.

15. She is a ______________________ of Justin Bieber, otherwise known as “a belieber”.

16. The veterinarian worked _____________________ to save the horse’s life.




Consider                   Considers                 Considerate              Considerately          
Considerate              Consideration          Considerable            Considered


17. Sigurd always thinks of his friends. He is a _______________________ person.

18. There are a _______________________________ number of ways to win. But without hard work, none of them will work.

19. She read and reflected upon his e-mail before ________________________ replying.

20. They had always _________________________ one another’s feelings.





Elevate           Elevates         Elevated         Elevator         Elevation       Elevating


21. The _______________________ of Mt. Everest is 8848 meters!

22. I got in the _________________________ , pressed the button and rocketed to the 27th floor of the building in about 10 seconds flat!

23. If you hurt your leg, you should put ice on it and keep it _______________________.

24. That song _______________________ my mood every time I hear it!




Use                 Uses               Used               Useable         
Useful                        User               Using


25. There are so many ____________________ for a pocket knife.

26. Even though I looked for a __________________________ bicycle online, they were all quite expensive.

27. I went to see the bike, but it was far from ________________. The chain was rusted, the brakes didn’t work and it had no seat!

28. When camping, it is always a good idea to make oneself _________________________. A fire does not build itself.




Operate          Operates        Operated       Operable       Operative      Operator

28. The doctor _______________________ on the soldier’s injured leg for more than three hours.

29. The crane ___________________________ had been working on New York City skyscrapers for more than two decades. His job was his passion.

30. Great Mathilde! That seems like an ______________________ solution. Excellent thinking!