Week 8 Greek and Latin Roots

The root port means __________.

• backward

• carry

• cut/separate

• hollow

Fill in the blank.

The United States __________ a majority of their oil supply from Saudi Arabia.

• protables

• exports

• imports

• transports

It's possible to ___________ an older car with ozone-friendly equipment.

• transport

• retroactive

• section

• retrofit

My laptop is more ________________ than my heavy desktop computer.

• portable

• retrospect

• insect

• cavern

What is the meaning of the root cav?

• carry

• backward

• cut/separate

• hollow

The school bus ______________ students to school everyday.

• portables

• transports

• dissects

• excavates

An area that is being cleared is being _________________.

• dissected

• imported

• excavated

• intersected

A chamber inside a cave is called a ___________.

• cave

• cavity

• cavern

• excavation

Fourth graders always enjoy when they get to __________ owl pellets and see what bones are inside.

• dissect

• intersect

• section

• insect

What does the root retro mean?

• carry

• backward

• cut/separate

• hollow