Greek & Latin Roots Weeks 1-4

The solar panels did not provide much energy to the house, as the sun was blocked by clouds most of the day.

The word solar comes from the Latin root sol, meaning

• sun

• heat

• energy

• light

Submarine is a combination of the Latin root sub, meaning "under", and Latin root mar, meaning "sea". Based on that knowledge, what is the best definition of the word submarine?

• a sea that is under something

• an underwater vessel

• an aquatic animal

• the home of the crab

Based on what you know about the meaning of the different word parts, what would be a good definition of the nonsense word Presubsol?

• The sun sets before the moon comes out

• A sandwich

• The time before the sun rises from under the mountains

• A machine that goes underwater

In which word below is "re" NOT used as a prefix?

• review

• repair

• recycle

• readiness

I am going to write my autobiography so that everyone will know the important events and stories of my life.

Using what you know about the roots in the word autobiography, AND the clues in the sentence, a good definition for autobiography would be

• A story written about the life of another person.

• A story written about your own life, by you.

• A pen that comes to life and writes on its own.

• The story of a written object.

A synonym is a pair of words that mean the same thing but are spelled two different ways. What is the literal meaning of synonym?

• same name

• name same

• different name

• same word

If you saw that Subgraphrenym in your reading, what do you think would be a good definition, based on your knowledge of the root words?

• Writing underneath a big tree.

• Placing a name on the ground.

• A vehicle that writes underground.

• The name that appears several times in the credits of a movie, below the director.

What would be a good definition for the word Antigraphology?

• A machine that reduces what you write.

• The study of opinion writing that is against the mainstream.

• Writing about studies.

• The study of no gravity in space.

Biology is such an important topic to study so that we understand how each species lives and survives.

Using what you know about root words and context clues in the sentence, what is the best definition of biology.

• The study of scientists

• Living species

• The study of life

• A scientist who studies life

What word below would mean "not carrying something far away?

• unteleport

• antibiology

• unteleantiology

• teleantiphone