Greek and latin roots practice

Oliver wants to 'de'construct his old treehouse. Based on the root 'de', what is Oliver trying to do with his treehouse?

• Change it

• Take it down or remove it

• Add something to it

• Move it up

Knowing that the Greek root "chron" means time can help you determine the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: My grandpa has been suffering from chronic back pain for the last twenty years, and the doctors can't figure out why.

• Putting events in a timeline

• Something lasting a long time

• Something lasting a short time

• A device that tells time

Knowing that the Greek root "poly" means multiple/many can help us determine the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: The polyglot could speak French, Japanese, Arabic, and English.

• Someone with many different college degrees

• Someone with many nationalities

• Someone born in many different countries

• Someone who knows many languages

Knowing that the Latin root "port" means to carry can help you determine the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: The porter struggled to balance the 4 suitcases on top of each other as he walked them to the guest's room.

• A person whose job it is to carry luggage

• A machine that carries luggage

• Something that is easy to carry

• A ship that carries people from one destination to another

Which of the following words have to do with sight of seeing? (Checkmark 3 words)

• Vision

• Auditorium

• Video

• Invisible

• Audio

Where can Greek and Latin root be found in a word?

• Only at the beginning of a word

• Only at the end of a word

• Only in the middle of a word

• At the beginning, middle, or end of a word

• At the beginning or end of a word

To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer. What does the root -therm- mean?

• ice

• sky

• heat

• see

The Latin root Vari means change, What does Variable mean?

• Changing

• Never changes

• Able to change

The Latin root dict means to speak or say. What does predict mean?

• To be psychic

• to see the future

• to say what was going to happen before it happened

• to say what was going to happen after it happened

The Latin root Gen means birth. What does Generate mean?

• To be born

• to make

• electricity

• reduce