Instant Word Power

Instant word power by norman lewis

11 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Pedal, pedestrian, and pedestal have some relationship to what part of the body?
Foot
You step on a pedal with your ____. A pedestrian travels on ____. A pedestal is the ____ of a statue or column.
Foot
The syllable ped- in pedestrian,pedestal and pedal comes from the Latin root ped-. Ped- means ____.
Foot
To drive a car, you press the gas ___ with your foot. To stop a car, you press the brake ____.
Pedal
A person who walks in the streets is a ______. A statue rests on a _____.
Pedestrian, pedestal
The root ped- means _____.
Foot
Human beings are bipeds. A bipeds has two ____.
Feet
A squirrel gets around on four feet, an octopus needs eight, a snake manages without any. But you have two feet - you are a _____.
Biped
A biped has _____ feet.
Two
The prefix bi- means _____.
Two
Beans, buffalo, antelopes, hippopotamuses, giraffes, elephants, and most other mammals are quadrupeds. A quadruped has four ____.
Feet