Word Origins and Derivations

The prefix QUAD means...

• one

• four

• walking

• talking

The root word GRAPH means to...

• sleep

• draw

• eat

• play

The prefxi AUTO means...

• self

• against

• under

• through

The root word DICT means to...

• speak or say

• hold a dictionary

• look up words

• remember difficult words

Quadtuplets are...

• small children

• four babies born together

• two babies born together

• eight children separated at birth

Look at this word: PRESCRIPTION.

What does the root word SCRIPT mean?

• to carry

• to hold

• to write

• to turn in for medicine

The prefix THERM means heat. Knowing this, what does a

THERMOMETER do?

• It gives heat.

• It measures heat.

• It provides heat.

• It carries heat.

Ante is a Latin prefix that means BEFORE. Knowing this, what do you think the word antecedent means?

• what comes after something else

• what comes earlier than something else

• what comes during another activity

What do you think the prefix PED means based on these two words:

pedal and pedestrian

• hand

• arm

• foot

• head

The prefix CHRON is Greek-based. Look at the three words below to determine what CHRON means:

chronology, chronic, chronicles

• food

• eat

• time

• sleepiness