8C Vocabulary Assessment: Greek & Latin Roots NOT DONE

The ______ of a word is the most basic portion of a word.

Many English words are built from...

(two answers)

• Greek roots

• Latin roots

• Spanish roots

• French roots

What is the root word for the word portage?

• port

• por

• age

Match the following root to the correct definition

• inspire

• Prospect

  spect

• see

• Conception

  cept

• Taken

• Deformity

  form

• carry

• Adversary

  vers/vert

• shape

• Transport

  port

Based on the root vers, Adversity likely means...

• the speakers' situation has turned against him

• the speakers' wealth has increased

Identify the different parts of this dictionary entry:

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

Word

Synonyms

Definition(s)

Pronunciation

Inflected forms

Antonym

Part of Speech

Syllables

Context sentence

Match the following

• Definition

• the state of forgetting or having forgotten or of being unaware or unconscious

• Word form/ inflected form

• 
• Pronunciation

• oblivion

• Syllables

• oblivate

• Word

• 

Based off of this context sentence, what is the best definition for oblivion?

Her work was rescued from oblivion when it was rediscovered in the early 1900's.

• the state of forgetting or having forgotten or of being unaware or unconscious

• the state of being forgotten

• the state of remembering fondly

Match the following

• Definition

• cham·​ber

• Pronunciation

• Chambered

• Word Forms/ Inflected forms

• 
• Syllables

• a room in a house and especially a bedroom

• Part of Speech

• Noun

Using the dictionary entry, create a small paragraph including a sentence with the word, a synonym , and an antonym all around the same subject.