Greek and Latin Roots

Inject, objection, and project come from the root "ject" which means

• feeling, suffering

• to throw

• break, burst

• measure

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root word "spect" means

• judge, law

• word, study

• see/look

• light

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

the root word "sci" found in words such as science, omniscient, and conscience means

• knowledge

• judge/law

• star

• word/study

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

the root word "log" can be found in which words?

• prologue

• apology

• dialogue

• photograph

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Astronaut, astronomy and disaster have a common root that is ____________ meaning _________

• geo/earth

• astr/star

• tract/land

• photo/light

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Dictate, predict, verdict and dictator come from the root _________ which means ___________

• rupt, break

• meter, measure

• dict, say/tell/speak

• geo, earth/ground, soil

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

terrain, territory, and terrarium have which root word in common?

• terra

• rupt

• aud

• geo

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root word, "photo," can be found in which word?

• telephoto

• photograph

• photos

• piano

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A