Greek and Latin Root Words for 1st Semester

Astr is Latin for

• Art

• Star

• Trace

• Race

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Circ/circum is Latin meaning

• switch

• stand

• speech

• around

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Mob/mot/mov is Latin meaning

• move

• monster

• metal

• mean

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Grad/gres are Latin meaning

• green

• step

• gesture

• stew

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Log/logue is Greek meaning

• hello

• goodbye

• word

• wayward

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Mar/mer is Latin meaning

• money

• answer

• sea, pool

• question

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The boss may ________________you for poor job performance. (mob/mot/mov)

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

Most seniors choose which college they want to attend before they _______________. (grad/gres)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The king ordered __________________explorations off of the coast of Portugal. (mar, mer)

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

Angela was nervous because her part in the play included a ____________________________that was hard to memorize. (log, logue)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B