Unit 3: Greek & Latin Roots (8)

Unit 3:

Greek & Latin Root words

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Latin word for "place"

Can you think of words that contain this root?

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locus

Multiple Choice

Using your knowledge of the root word locus (place), what does relocate mean?

• live nearby

• move to another place

• give up your home

Latin word for "apart" "opposite" or "not"

Can you think of words that contain this root?

dis

Multiple Choice

Using your knowledge of root words, which word would best describe this injury:

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• relocate

• local

• dislocate

• discriminate

Multiple Choice

Can you determine what a disestablishmentarian is?

(ROOTS: "dis" means APART and "establishment" is a SYSTEM)

• A person who wants strong government

• A person who favors separating church and state

• A person who refuses to participate in government

Multiple Choice

Which "dis" word would most likely take apart a friendship?

• disappear

• distraction

• distrust

• disinter

Multiple Choice

Use context clues and the root word to determine the meaning:

"In the 1800s in Louisiana, interracial couples faced discrimination and even violence."

• prejudice

• acceptance

• opposites

• anger

Examples:

• portable

• import

• export

port - (carry)

Examples:

• transatlantic

• translucent

• translate

trans- (across)

Combining Root Words!

Fill in the Blanks

Combining those root words, what new word means to carry something across from one place to another?

Hint:

Greek word for "bad or wrong"

Can you think of words that contain this root?

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mis-

Multiple Choice

Using your knowledge of the root word mis-, which word means to estimate the wrong number?

• miscalculate

• misjudge

• misnomer

• misapply

Multiple Choice

Using your knowledge of the root word mis-, complete this sentence: The men were on trial for several _______ including moving drugs out of the country.

• mislocate

• misdeeds

• misports

• transmissions

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Multiple Choice

This root word means PLACE or AREA

• locus

• dis

• trans

• port

Multiple Choice

This root word means ACROSS

• mis

• dis

• trans

• port

Multiple Choice

This root word means APART, OPPOSITE, or NOT

• mis

• dis

• trans

• port

Multiple Choice

This root word means CARRY

• mis

• dis

• trans

• port

Multiple Choice

This root word means WRONG or BAD

• mis

• dis

• trans

• port

Poll

How did you do??

• I'm struggling... HELP!

• Okay! I need to practice though

• Pretty good! I know most roots

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