Greek and Latin Roots Unit 5

Astronaut, astronomy and disaster have a common root that is ____________ meaning _________

• geo/earth

• astr/star

• tract/land

• photo/light

The root "rupt" means

• throw

• see

• break/burst

• pull/drag

If you study geography, you are studying?

• stars

• land

• earth

• measurement

Knowing that the Latin root astr- means stars/space can help us determine the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: The astronomer received her bachelor's of science degree in physics from Kansas State University.

• Someone who studies stars and outer space

• Someone who stars in a movie

• Someone who looks like a star

• Someone who travels to stars

Based on your knowledge of the prefix "meta" (on last test) and the root "morph," what does metamorphosis mean?

• push to the limits
• change of form
• naming a new creature
• hang on the nervous system

morph-

• form; shape

• carry

• death

• life

fac-

• to make

• to form/shape

• to carry

• study of

An example with the root "morph" in it is ___________.

• geography

• bankrupt

• amorphous

• astronomy

An example with the root "geo" in it is _________.

• metamorphosis

• factory

• geography

• asterisk

An example with the root "rupt" in it is __________.

• interrupt

• manufactured

• morph

• astronomy