Greek and Latin Roots Unit 5: From Head to Toe

My younger brother is learning to ____________________ a mouse to control the computer.

• wiggle

• maneuver

• manipulate

• shake

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

With a quick ____________________, the pilot avoided a deadly crash.

• maneuver

• dive

• pedestal

• spin

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The city built a bridge so ____________________ could cross over the busy freeway.

• children

• pedestrians

• deer

• precipitation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

This root word means "head" and is of Latin origin.

• capit/cipit

• viv/vit

• ped

• mort

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

I was not used to ____________________ labor, so after a day of working on the farm with Uncle Dennis my whole body ached in pain.

• mortify

• dirty

• manipulate

• manual

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

After years of fighting, his brother would eventually ____________________and admit his wrong.

• maneuver

• capitulate

• aerial

• pyrotechnics

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

This root word means "hand" and is of Latin origin

• ped

• aer

• pyr

• manu

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

The famous author had an unpublished ____________________ that was only discovered after his death.

• pedestal

• pyromania

• manuscript

• mortuary

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

They used sandbags to ____________________ the flood waters.

• capitulate

• finale

• impede

• confine

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

A successful teacher needs to ____________________ her students.

• mortify

• impede

• manipulate

• captivate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4