Understanding Words Related to Hands

The video tutorial explores Latin and Greek root words, focusing on 'menu' meaning hand. It covers words like manual, manacle, manuscript, manicure, manufacture, and emancipate, explaining their meanings and origins. The tutorial also includes an example of alliteration, enhancing understanding of language nuances.

What does the root word 'menu' mean?

• Foot

• Hand

• Head

• Eye

Which word means 'done with your hands'?

• Manacle

• Manual

• Manuscript

• Manufacture

What are manacles used for?

• Binding wrists

• Writing

• Caring for hands

• Making machines

What is a manuscript?

• A published book

• A book written by hand

• A type of handcuff

• A machine part

Why does the speaker's mother avoid getting a manicure?

• She dislikes nail care

• She is allergic to nail polish

• She thinks it's too expensive

• She prefers pedicures

What does 'manufacture' originally mean?

• To bind by hand

• To care by hand

• To make by hand

• To write by hand

What historical document is associated with the word 'emancipate'?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What does the word 'emancipate' mean?

• To care

• To free

• To write

• To bind

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The quick brown fox

• The well-mannered manager

• A stitch in time

• Birds of a feather