Question

Which pair of words shares the same word root? capable, readable rewritten, revision barber, unbearable inspect, spectacles

Answer 1

D: Inspect and spectacles

Answer 2

The pair of words that shares the same word root are inspect and spectacles.

The root word in these two words is spect which stems from de Latin word spectare meaning to see. This root is shared by both words since both are related to the verb see.

Root word is understood as the most basic part of any word, which remains when all prefixes and suffixes are removed. Many of the words we use come from a root word.