Greek and Latin Roots and Prefixes

What is the definition of the root photo (photosynthesis, photograph, photocopy)?

• teeth

• two

• light

• many

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.4

What is the definition of the root bi (bicycle, biweekly, bisect)?

• two

• measure

• life

• to pull or drag

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.4

What is the definition of the root auto (autograph, automobile, autobiography)?

• far off

• to build

• three

• self

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.4

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

• name

• life

• same or equal

• teeth

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is the definition of the root uni (unicorn, unity, unicycle)?

• to hear

• four

• to write

• one

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.6.4B

I bought a new telescope, so I can look at the stars. What does tele mean?

• phone

• far away

• talk

• close

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

What is the root that means star?

• ast

• tele

• mis

• bio

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does bio mean?

• earth

• muscles

• life

• death

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

If I am writing a story about my life, what am I writing?

• autobiography

• biography

• geography

• automobile

Tags

CCSS.W.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3B

CCSS.W.5.4

This root word means to carry.

• vis

• mis

• gen

• port

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B