Greek & Latin Roots

What does verify mean?

• full of yourself

• make sure something is true or accurate

• boost something

• make something bigger

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer. What does the root -therm- mean?

• ice

• sky

• heat

• see

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the meaning of the root -ten-? As in the word tension.

• hold

• tight

• believe

• lead

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the meaning of the root -tact-? As in the word tactile.

• see

• say

• touch

• hold

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does "spec" mean in spectator?

• to see

• to hear

• to pay

• to sleep

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the meaning of the root -mort-? As in the word mortuary.

• play

• work

• life

• death

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The speech in a story is called dialogue. What does the root -log- mean?

• dance

• word or study

• sleep or rest

• travel or go

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

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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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the meaning of the root -fac-? As in the word factory.

• see or watch

• read or write

• speak or say

• make or do

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The Romans gave us the aqueduct, which is a structure that:

• holds water

• leads water

• studies water

• believes in water

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B