Foreign
  Root Words  

 Vocabulary 35C 

Foreign Root Words
The Ancestors of English Words

root word
clamare
decere
fendere
monstrare 
meaning
to shout
to say
to strike
to show
          spondere 
terra
testare
vertere
videre
to speak
land or earth
to witness
to turn
to see

Using the definitions above, choose the best foreign
root word to explain the highlighted words below.

"The cow  jumped over
the moon," I
exclaimed.

1.    clamare  

The castle is defended
by a single cannon.

2.  ________

He demonstated the
robot to everyone.

3.  ________

"I do declare it to be
the truth," he said
with great conviction.

4.  ________

The vivid testimony of
the victim astonished
the entire jury.

5.  ________

With an old bowl and
a little dirt, I made a
poor man's
terrarium.

6.  ________

He shouted his response
to her accusation of
improper conduct.

7.  ________

The water should be
diverted
from a stream
to irrigate the lowlands.

8.  ________

In the sunlight, the
snow capped mountains
were
visible for miles.

9.  ________