Greek and Latin Roots and Meanings 1 + Fluency

Match the following Greek roots with their meanings

• small

• micro

• heat

• logy

• life

• bio

• star

• therm

• geo

• astro

Match the correct words that use the matching Greek root.

Groups:

(a) bio

,

(b) geo

,

(c) micro

,

(d) therm

• biology

• thermos

• symbiosis

• thermostat

• microchip

• geography

• geomorphic

• microcomputer

• thermometer

• thermodynamic

• biodiversity

• aerogeologist

• geopolitics

• biosphere

• microbe

• geometry

• microscope

• microorganism

• antibiotic

• endothermic

Match the following Greek root with its meaning

• mind

• psych

• written

• graph

• writing

• tel

• time

• gram

• distance

• chron

Match the following Latin root with its meaning.

• many

• circum

• around

• multi

• 1 hundred

• mobile

• moving

• cent

• look

• spect

Match the following Latin roots with words to match

Groups:

(a) cent

,

(b) circum

,

(c) multi

,

(d) mobile

• percent

• mulitfarious

• circumstance

• multidimensional

• centimeter

• multicolored

• curcuit

• centurion

• mobility

• mobilization

• airmobile

• circumference

• multiply

• centiped

• circumvent

• circumnavigate

• automobile

• immobile

• multiverse

• century

Categorize the words to Latin or Greek using the root words to help you.

Groups:

(a) Latin

,

(b) Greek

• er

• logy

• spsect

• micro

• port

• multi

• pro

• path

• able

• auto

• geo

• therm

The next few questions are on your reading of Treasure Hunting.

Where was the treasure found? Select 2

• Hissarlik

• Ancient Troy

• The Ground

• In a tomb

Which two words mean the same as found?

• discovered

• collection

• unearthed

• Ancient Troy

How does the layout of the passage help the reader?

Do you think this treasure proves the existence of Troy? Why or why not?

This is a small paragraph. Put your position and explain why using evidence.