Greek & Latin Roots Analogies: scrib/script/dict

postscript : end ::

• plot : middle

• introduction : beginning

• head : foot

• top : bottom

Answer explanation

A postscript is found at the end of an article and an introduction is found at the beginning.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

describe : description ::

• detail : story

• data : information

• cartoon : animation

• prescribe : prescription

Answer explanation

It is a verb to noun relationship. When you describe, you make a description. When you prescribe, you make a prescription.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

subscribe : magazine ::

• purchase : product

• edit : newspaper

• report : article

• order : deliver

Answer explanation

You subscribe and receive a magazine. If you make a purchase, you receive a product.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

scribble : write ::

• type : computer

• messy : neat

• doodle : draw

• clay : sculpt

Answer explanation

Scribbling is a type of writing. Doodling is a type of drawing.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

king : edict ::

• governor : law

• genie : wish

• dog : command

• mayor : election

Answer explanation

A king will make an edict (order). A governor could sign law into being.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

prediction : future ::

• current : event

• now : then

• memory : past

• yesterday : today

Answer explanation

A prediction pertains to what will happen in the future. A memory is what happened in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D