Question

sort the words according to the meanings of their shared roots. semiliterate prefix literary illiterate affix literature quadruped pedometer foot letter attach

Explanation:

• For "foot":
• "quadruped" means an animal with four feet (quadru - four, ped - foot).
• "pedometer" is a device that measures steps (related to feet movement, ped - foot).
• For "letter":
• "semiliterate" means having some knowledge of letters (semi - half, literate - related to letters).
• "literary" means related to literature (which is based on letters).
• "illiterate" means not knowing letters (il - not, literate - related to letters).
• "literature" is a body of written works (based on letters).
• For "attach":
• "prefix" is a word part attached before a root (pre - before, fix - attach).
• "affix" means to attach a word part (af - to, fix - attach).

Answer:

• foot: quadruped, pedometer
• letter: semiliterate, literary, illiterate, literature
• attach: prefix, affix