Exploring Greek and Latin Roots in Language

This lesson covers five Greek and Latin roots: 'tact' meaning touch, 'cogna' meaning to know, 'struct' meaning to build, 'aud' meaning to hear, and 'graph' meaning to write. Each root is explained with examples to illustrate their meanings and applications in words like tactile, cognition, construct, audible, and biography.

Which word means a state of physical touching?

• Tactile

• Contact

• Intact

• Cognition

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the root 'tact' signify?

• To know

• To build

• To touch

• To hear

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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 term refers to the mental process of understanding?

• Structure

• Cognitive

• Recognize

• Cognition

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the meaning of 'cogna'?

• To know

• To build

• To hear

• To write

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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 'struct' primarily relate to?

• Writing

• Hearing

• Touching

• Building

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word describes causing something to be so damaged it cannot be repaired?

• Construct

• Cognition

• Structure

• Destruction

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word means capable of being heard?

• Audition

• Audio

• Structure

• Audible

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What does the root 'aud' indicate?

• To hear

• To know

• To build

• To touch

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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 is the primary meaning of 'graph'?

• To touch

• To build

• To write

• To hear

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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 term refers to a written account of someone's life?

• Biography

• Autograph

• Paragraph

• Audio

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A