Scholastic Greek and Latin Root Words

Telephone

Teleport

What is the shared root word in these words?

• tel

• tele

• lep

• ele

A polygon is a shape that has 3 or more sides. What does the root word poly mean?

• some

• three

• many

• large

A microscope is a lens that magnifies things we cannot see with our own eyes because they are too small.

What does the root word micro mean?

• see

• small

• huge

• magnify

Everyone loves going to the dentist!

What is the root word in dentist?

• dent

• tis

• ist

• ent

What is the meaning of the root dent?

• angle

• book

• doctor

• tooth

Regain

Replay

What is the root word in these two words?

• gain

• play

• a

• Re

What does the root word re mean?

• not

• again

• many

• real

Which root word means life?

• geo

• cyclo

• lib

• bio

Luna means _______.

• sun

• moon

• stars

• earth

How many root words are in thermometer?

• 3; ther, mom, eter

• 4; ther, mom, et, er

• 1; mom

• 2; thermo, meter