A 11-15 Roots Quiz

Identify the Latin roots

• Aesthet-

• Agr-

• Agri-, -egri-

• Alb-

• Am-, Amat-, amor-

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Identify all Greek roots

• Agr-

• Agri-, -egri-

• Alb-

• Am-, Amat-, amor-

• Aesthet-

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which root means feeling, sensation?

• Aesthet-

• Aesth-

• Aesthe-

• Aestheti-

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which Greek root’s etymology is agros?

(Hint: agronomy)

• Agr-

• Agri-

• Agr-, -egri-

• Agri-, -egri-

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which is true of Agri-, -egri-?

• Means field

• Is Greek

• Etymology: ager

• Etymology: agris

• Examples:

  Agronomy and agriculture

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is true of alb-?

• Means dull

• Means white

• Is Latin

• Etymology: amāre/amor

• Examples:

  Albedo, albino, and albumen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which is not an example of am-, amat-, amor-?

• Amateur

• Ameliorate

• Amiens

• Amorous

• Amicable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A