Exploring Root Words and Meanings

Which word means "to send across"?

• Dismiss

• Transmit

• Chronicle

• Mandate

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What does the root "geo" mean in the word "geography"?

• Earth

• Light

• Sound

• Write

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Which word uses the root "cred" to mean "believe"?

• Credible

• Spectacle

• Geography

• Teleport

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Analyze the word "spectator" and identify its root meaning.

• Watch

• Sound

• Earth

• Time

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Create a new word using the root "graph" and explain its meaning.

• Graphology: The study of handwriting

• Graphometer: A device that measures sound

• Graphology: A study of earth

• Graphometer: A device that measures time

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Which word means "all-seeing"?

• Omnivision

• Dismiss

• Chronicle

• Mandate

Use the root "bio" to create a word that means "study of life" and explain its meaning.

• Biology: The study of life

• Biograph: A written record of sound

• Biometry: A device that measures time

• Biographology: A study of earth

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What does the root "phon" mean in the word "telephone"?

• Sound

• Life

• Earth

• Write

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Which word uses the root "chrono" to mean "time"?

• Chronometer

• Biography

• Spectacle

• Mandate

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Create a new word using the root "auto" and explain its meaning.

• Autonomy: Self-governing

• Autograph: A written sound

• Autobiology: A study of life

• Autometer: A device that measures time

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