Greek and Latin Roots

Roots that mean sound or hear

• phon - sound

• aud - hear/listen

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Which root means to hear?

• act

• dict

• aud

• cede

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What is the definition of the root audio (audible, audiobook, audition)?

• far off

• to do or perform

• to hear

• foot

Roots that mean look or see

• spec - look

• vis/vid - see/look for

• scope - look at/observe

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to look at carefully in search of flaws

• respect
• inspect
• perspective
• spectator

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to look up to someone; to show honor 

• respect
• inspect 
• retrospective
• spectacle

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glasses that help someone see better

• spectator
• circumspect
• spectacle
• spectacles

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The Greek root "scope" means:

• watch, see

• ignore

• small

• frustrate, anger

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Bill Nye looked through his telescope at the aliens on Mars.

Telescope means...

• A tool a doctor uses

• A type of candy

• A tool used to visually examine the sky

• An old type of telephone

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vis/vid means

• power

• see

• look

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The root spec can mean "look". What might the word "spectacular" mean?

• something that is pretty funny

• something that can be broken easily

• something that is impossible to break

• something that is exciting or amazing to look at

Roots that mean write or draw

• scrib - write/draw

• graph - write/draw

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Which root means "write"?

• graph
• logy
• geo
• auto

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scrib/script means

• write

• work

• build

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Mrs. Higgins asked for Tom Cruise's autograph, but he was too busy.

Autograph means...

• Talk about yourself

• Draw a picture

• Draw a bar graph

• Write your name

Roots that relate to science

• hydro - water

• astro - star

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The Greek root "astro" means:

• universe

• star

• earth

• asteroid

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During the drought, the farmers hoped for a **hydrant** to be installed to water their crops. What does the word "hydrant" refer to in this sentence?

• A device that supplies water

• A tool to dig the soil

• A machine to harvest crops

• A system to dry plants

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The scientist measured the **hydration** levels of the athletes after the marathon. What does "hydration" refer to in this sentence?

• Energy levels

• Water intake

• Speed

• Flexibility

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When you study astronomy, you look at the night sky.  What does the root "ast or astro" mean?

• day
• dark
• star
• boy

Roots that relate to living things

• bio - life

• zoo - animal

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What root word means "animal"

• agri

• hydro

• zoo

• ast or astro

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He wanted to take a college course in zoology.

Zoology means...

• Going to all the zoos in the world

• Exploring zoos

• Ignoring all zoo animals

• The study of animals

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the study of LIVING things

• biology

• paleontology

• biome

• symbiosis

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Maya is studying environmental science and learns about different materials. She comes across the term "Biodegradable". What does "Biodegradable" mean?

• Very strong living materials

• A living thing that can break down naturally

• Living things that can fly

• Can float on living water

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Biology is the study of ______ (including plants and animals), what they needs to survive, how they change, and how they interact with one another.

• animals
• life
• science

Root about fear

• phobos - fear

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What does phobia mean?

• water
• pull
• breath
• fear

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Which word means "fear of water"?

• dehydrate
• hydrophobia
• quadriceps

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Phobia means fear of.

Aerophobia is the fear of...

• birds

• air

• air travel

• oxygen

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Phobia means fear of.

Aquaphobia is the fear of...

• bottled water

• Aquaman

• water

• oceans

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Phobia means fear of.

Zoophobia is the fear of...

• zoology

• animals

• zoos

• zebras