Roots and affixes

Which word includes the Latin root for "sea"?

• hydrate

• mariner

• conscience

• memoir

ambi - LATIN

• water

• both

• to hear

• good

What does the root meter/metr mean?

• earth, ground

• send

• measure

• break, burst

Match the word to

the best Greek Root Meaning

• light

• telescope

• sound

• biology

• study of ___

• megaphone

• written or recorded

• photocopy

• distance

• telegram

feet

• able

• ped

• uni

• in

blood

• cyto

• hemo

• paleo

• lysis

Pyroclastic flows from the eruption resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people.

• announce

• break

• against

• heart

anti

• against

• new

• two

• around

CHOOSE THE WORD THAT HAS THE SAME LATIN ROOT AS THE UNDERLINED WORD.

The volcanic eruption caused a lot of damage to the tiny village.

• interrupt

• entrance

• stirrup

• eraser

Knowing that the Latin root "scrip" means write can help you determine the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: The scuba diver carefully studied the inscription on the compass he found in the shipwreck, hoping the chiseled name of the passenger would hold the clue needed to unlock the mystery of how the ship got to the bottom of the ocean in the first place.

• To write a story about an adventure

• A written request for medicine from a doctor

• To write something with an ink pen

• Carved writing in wood, metal, or stone