Root Words Units 1-4

Using your knowledge of the words maternal and maternity, what does the root word mater mean?

• birth

• mother

• know

• water

Using your knowledge of the words aquarium and aquamarine, what does the root word aqua mean?

• fish

• see or look

• mother

• water

Using your knowledge of the words generation and generate, what does the root word gen mean?

• birth

• life

• mother

• see or look

Using your knowledge of the words biology and biography, what does the root word bio mean?

• self

• study of

• life

• born

Using your knowledge of the words spectator and spectacle, what does the root word spec mean?

• see or look

• glasses

• mark

• place

Using your knowledge of the words location and dislocate, what does the root word loc mean?

• mark

• place

• shoulder

• foot

Using your knowledge of the words signature and signal, what does the root word sign mean?

• know

• self

• place

• mark

Using your knowledge of the words native and nationality, what does the root word nat mean?

• mother

• born

• place

• hear

Using your knowledge of the words recognize and incognito, what does the root word cogn mean?

• heat

• know

• build

• mother

Using your knowledge of the words pedals and pedicure, what does the root word ped mean?

• foot

• bicycle

• hand

• mark