Vocabulary Building - Greek and Latin Roots - List One

Vocabulary Building - Greek and Latin Roots - List One

Multiple Choice

bene means

• good

• small

• bright

Multiple Choice

act means

• stop

• do

• continue

Multiple Choice

anim means

• life/spirit

• fake/fraud

• joyful

Multiple Choice

aqua means

• dirt

• oil

• water

Multiple Choice

ast means

• star

• shine

• space

Multiple Choice

aut/auto mean

• written

• tell

• self

Multiple Choice

anti means

• against; opposite

• with; for

• attack

Multiple Choice

aud means

• visual

• touch

• hear

Multiple Choice

arist

• excellence

• wrong

• inferior

Poll

I think learning Greek/Latin roots will:

• make it easier to determine the meaning of some words I don't know

• make it harder to determine the meaning of words I don't know

• not make any difference in determining the meaning of words I don't know

• will make me one smart cookie!

According to an article on Strive Academics, "Estimates vary, but as much as 70% of words in the English language have a Latin or Greek root. What this means is that learning a little Latin and Greek makes it much easier to understand English. By learning more about these roots and how they combine to create new words, it will also give you an advantage in understanding new words, even if you’ve never seen them before."