Greek and Latin Roots

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

• ice

• sky

• heat

• see

If you have good vision, you can see well. What does the root "vis" mean?

• to hear

• to send

• to laugh

• to see

Construction workers build roads, buildings, and many other things. What does the root "struc" mean?

• to build

• to see

• to hear

• to sleep

The spoken lines in a play are called dialogue. What does the root "log" mean?

• dance

• word or study

• sleep

• travel

If you have a portable computer, it means you can take it with you. What does the root "port" mean?

• to see

• to sleep

• to carry

• to grow

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

• day

• dark

• star

• boy

If you are a spectator at a soccer game, it means you watch the game. What does "spec" mean in spectator?

• to see

• to hear

• to know

• to sleep

When you ask for someone's autograph, you want them to sign their name on something. The root "graph" means ......

• death

• to see

• far

• to write

When you put things in chronological order, you are making a timeline. What does the root "chron" mean?

• bake

• laugh

• time

• see

A geologist is someone who studies rocks, landforms, and other structures of the earth. What does the root "geo" mean?

• written words

• sound

• the earth