Froggy Jumps Root Words: Tend, Dict, SpectOnline version Use what you know about the root words to figure out the meaning of the words. by Cheryl Nielson 1 Dict means a To Speak b To See c To bend towards 2 Tend means a To Speak b To See c To bend towards 3 Spect means a To Speak b To See c To bend towards 4 Spectrum means: a The whole range of what you see b A rainbow c A way to measure something 5 interdict a To decide between two things b To have a competition c To say you can't do something 6 Dictionary a A great doorstop b A book with all the words in a language c A weapon to use when your teacher is annoying 7 Respect means a Seeing someone or something positively b Being obedient without questioning c To say what someone said back to them 8 Aspect means a A very small piece of something b Hearing only part of what someone says c A part of an something that you see 9 Spectacle means: a An unusual thing to see b A hearing aid c The best part of a book 10 prospect means a To decide to do something b To guess at an answer c Something to look forward to in the future 11 Dictator means a A powerful public speaker b Someone who writes down what people say c A person who demands you do what they say 12 Predict means a To win at a race b To do something before someone else c To say what will happen in the future 13 Jurisdiction means a To decide someone is guilty b Going to court for breaking the law c An area where someone is allowed to say what the law is 14 intend means a To lie to someone b Something you are planning to do c To finish doing something 15 extend means a To cancel something out b To stretch further than usual c To eliminate something 16 Tender means a Ugly b Something that is easily stretched or damaged c Food that tastes really bad 17 attend means a to wish you had done something different b to turn all your attention towards something c to cook a meal 18 portend means a To steal something b To get a feeling that something bad is going to happen c To sing a song 19 tendency means a What you usually do b To watch a fire so it doesn't go out c To hope you get something good 20 Dictation means a The words you say to someone else b A story that you write down c A dictionary definition