Question

sort the words according to the meanings of their shared roots.
foot
lead
hold
pedestrian
introduce
educator
containment
detain
pedicure
educate
introduction

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the roots:

• For "foot" (related to feet), words with the root "ped" (meaning foot) are: pedestrian (someone who walks, uses feet), pedicure (care for feet).
• For "lead" (related to guiding), words with roots like "duc" (meaning to lead) are: introduce (lead into), educate (lead in learning), educator (one who leads in education), introduction (act of leading into).
• For "hold" (related to keeping), words with roots like "tain" (meaning to hold) are: detain (hold back), contain (hold within), containment (state of holding).

Answer:

• foot: pedestrian, pedicure
• lead: introduce, educate, educator, introduction
• hold: detain, contain, containment