Latin Roots: aud & vis

​👂👀 “Listen and Look! Learning the Latin Roots aud and vis”

What words mean when they include parts that came from Latin!

What Are Latin Roots?

Latin roots are word parts that come from the Latin language.

They help us figure out the meaning of bigger words.

Example:

• “aqu” = water → aquarium, aquatic

• “port” = carry → transport, import

Today we learn:

👂 aud = hear / listen
👀 vis = see

Root: aud

Meaning: to hear or listen

Common words:

• audio → sound you hear

• audience → people who listen

• audition → a tryout where someone listens to you

• audible → something you can hear

Sentences:

• The audience clapped loudly.

• Her voice was barely audible, so she spoke louder.

Root: vis

Meaning: to see

Common words:

• vision → the ability to see

• visible → able to be seen

• visit → to go see someone

• visor → something that shades your eyes

Sentences:

• The stars were barely visible in the sky.

• The doctor checked my vision today.

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Compare the Roots

Root	Meaning	Example Word	What It Means
aud	hear	audience	people who listen
vis	see	visible	able to be seen

Real Word Examples

• vision

• visible

• invisible

• visor

• television

​vis words:

• audition

• audio

• auditorium

• audience

• audible

aud words:

Categorize

Options (8)

Audition

Invisible

Audible

Television

Vision

Audience

Visor

Audio

Sort the Words:

audition, invisible, audible, television, vision, audience, visor, audio

Aud Words:

Vis Words:

Match

Match the word to its meaning:

• people who listen

• the ability to see

• able to be seen

• able to be heard

Audience

Vision

Visible

Audible

• Audience

• Vision

• Visible

• Audible

Multiple Choice

Which word means “able to be seen”?

• audible

• visible

• audience

• audio

Multiple Choice

Which word has the root that means “to hear”?

• visit

• visible

• audible

• visor

Multiple Choice

Which word means “sound you can hear”?

• audio

• vision

• invisible

• visit

Multiple Choice

Which word has the root that means “to see”?

• audible

• audience

• vision

• audit

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

The stars were not ___ because of the clouds.

• audible

• visible

• audience

• audio

Multiple Choice

A person who watches a show on TV uses their…

• vis (to see)

• aud (to hear)

• both

• neither

Multiple Choice

Which word means “not able to be seen”?

• impossible

• invisible

• audience

• visor

Multiple Choice

Which root do you hear in the word audible?

• vis

• vid

• aud

• voc

Multiple Choice

You would find an audience…

• watching a movie

• watching a play

• drawing pictures

• cooking food