Prestwick House VII Unit 19 - Greek & Latin Roots

The root "narrat" means...

• to tell

• to announce; to report; to say; to speak

• story, fable

• story

• to calculate; to reckon; to add up

The root "nounc" means...

• to tell

• to announce; to report; to say; to speak

• story, fable

• story

• to calculate; to reckon; to add up

The roots "fabul" and "fabl" mean...

• to tell

• to announce; to report; to say; to speak

• story, fable

• story

• to calculate; to reckon; to add up

The root "myth" means...

• to tell

• to announce; to report; to say; to speak

• story, fable

• story

• to calculate; to reckon; to add up

The root "count" means...

• to tell

• to announce; to report; to say; to speak

• story, fable

• story

• to calculate; to reckon; to add up

Mark Twain's used many techniques to create a captivating narrative in his novel, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Narrative means...

• a story

• to tell a story

• amazing; fantastic

• legendary; famous

Morgan Freeman is known for how he narrates the character of God in many movies. Narrate means...

• a story

• to tell a story

• amazing; fantastic

• legendary; famous

The all-star basketball player was known for making fabulous plays to win the game. Fabulous means...

• a story

• to tell a story

• amazing; fantastic

• legendary; famous

The phoenix is a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years. Fabled means...

• a story

• to tell a story

• amazing; fantastic

• legendary; famous

For many children, it is difficult to pronounce the words "cinnamon" and "ambulance." Pronounce means...

• to speak in a certain way; to say aloud

• to criticize; to blame

• to tell; to describe

• to put down; to say or believe something is not worth much