Greek and Latin Roots Lists 1 and 2

Which of the following roots comes from the Latin word for “night”?

• -port

• -derm

• -noc

• -tort

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following roots come from the Greek word for “water”?

• -hydr

• -hypno

• -derm

• -noc

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following words contains the Latin root that means “to twist”?

• export

• hypodermic

• torture

• report

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following words contains the Latin root that means “to carry”?

• hypnotic

• contort

• distort

• portable

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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 the Greek root “hypn” mean?

• skin

• to twist

• to sleep

• 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

What does the Greek root “derm” mean?

• skin

• to sleep

• to carry

• 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

What does the Latin root -laps mean?

• to breathe

• to live

• to oppose

• to slip or slide

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which Greek or Latin root means to teach?

• -viv

• -anti

• -dem

• -doc

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which answer below correctly matches the Greek/Latin roots to their meanings?

• Opposing = -hal

  teach = -dem

  live = - hal

• Opposing = -anti

  people = -dem

  liv = -viv

• Opposing = -dem

  teach = -derm

  breath = -viv

• Opposing = -anti

  people = - derm

  breath = -hal

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which literary term associated with characters in fiction writing comes from the Greek root -anti?

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B