Greek and Latin Roots: I Just Gotta Know

Match the following

• memorable

• (adj) very good or interesting and worth remembering

• memento

• (n) a written account in which someone describes past experiences

• memoir

• (v) to do or create something that causes people to remember an important person, thing, or event.

• memorialize

• (n) an object that is a reminder of a person, place, or event; a souvenir

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• etymology

• (n) the scientific study of the history of the Earth, especially as recorded by rocks

• anthropology

• (n) the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

• geology

• (n) the study of human races, origins, societies, and cultures

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• conscientious

• (n) the part of the mind that tells you certain actions are right or wrong

• science

• (n) the study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observations

• conscience

• (adj) very careful about doing what you are supposed to do; concerned with doing something correctly

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• sci

• Latin root word meaning to know

• ology

• Greek root word meaning study

• mem

• Latin root word meaning mindfull, recall

The explorer's ​ (a)   contained fascinating information about his discoveries, as well as his, personal, daily activities.

• memoir
• memento
• conscience

Mount Rushmore ​ (a)   ​ four of the greatest U.S. presidents.

• memorializes
• conscience
• anthropology

My first time visiting New York City was the most ​ (a)   trip of my life.

• memorable
• memento
• conscientious

I kept the ticket stub to the first baseball game I ever went to as a ​ (a)   to always remind me of the fun time I had.

• memento
• memoir
• geology

​ (a)   has determined that the approximate age of Earth is 4.54 billion years old.

• Geology
• Anthropology
• Etymology

Because I am very interested in learning about humans and different cultures, I will major in ​ (a)   when I go to college.

• anthropology
• geology
• etymology