U2 Greek and Latin Roots

Greek and Latin Roots

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measure

• graph

• hydro

• meter

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written down, drawn, described, recorded

• bio

• graph

• hydro

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Life

• bio

• self

• graph

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to break

• rupt

• ject

• port

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speech/say/speak

• ject

• dict

• audi

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What is the definition of tele?

• Movement

• Talk

• Far Away / Distant

• See / Look / Examine

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This root means to "say" or "speak"

• dict

• ject

• port

• terr

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Which root means "earth" or "land"?

• ject

• terr

• dict

• port

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Which word or words does NOT have the root that means "say" or "speak"?

• prediction

• contradiction

• dictionary

• projector

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Which word or words does NOT have the root that means "earth" or "land"?

• terrain

• terrarium

• object

• subterranean

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What is the meaning of the root aqua-?

• mountain

• water

• space

• across

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The meaning of the root bio- is

• walk

• life

• take

• color

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What does the root graph mean?

• written

• taken

• moved

• hidden

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What is the definition of tele-?

• move

• flew

• far

• never

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When you ask for someone's autograph, you want them to sign something.  The root "graph" means ......

• to play
• to see
• to hear
• to write

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The study of living things is?

• Biography
• Biology

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Something that is so small it can only be seen with a microscope is?

• microscopic
• telescopic
• microchip
• Flexible

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What is the definition of the root bio (biology, biography, biome)?

• name

• life

• same or equal

• teeth

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What is the definition of the root aqua (aquarium, aqueduct, aquamarine)?

• teeth

• water

• to carry

• measure

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This Greek root means far off or distant.

• tele
• scope
• phon
• auto

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Part of a piece of writing or story. It begins on a new line and is made

up of one or more sentences

• autograph
• graffiti
• graphite
• paragraph

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What is the signature of a famous person called?

• autograph
• graffiti
• graphite
• paragraph

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Why is it important to learn Greek, Latin and Roman roots?

• Because it is nice to learn a new language.

• Because English words uses a lot of the roots and it helps us to know what words mean.

• It is not important.

• Because it helps us to figure out where the prefix and suffix go on a word.

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tract

• to push

• to pull

• to write

• to eat

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scope

• look or observe

• clean or scrub

• mouthwash

• to leave

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tele

• to talk

• to commuicate

• transfer

• far away

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graph

• paper

• write or draw

• calculate

• envision

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bio

• animals

• plants

• bacteria

• all of the above (life)

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rupt

• to calm

• to fix

• to break or burst

• to build or climb

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meter

• distance

• mass

• weight

• measure

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phon

• sight

• sound

• touch

• taste