Greek & Latin Roots and Prefixes

The Greek root graph means...

• draw

• write

• type

• copy

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

The Greek root phon means...

• phone

• number

• sound

• call

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

The computer program automatically indents a new paragraph. What does the Latin prefix auto mean?

• present

• past

• future

• self

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

A prefix is...

• at the beginning of a word

• at the end of a word

• in the middle of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

The Latin prefix tele means...

• distance

• telephone

• television

• tell

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

Which word in the sentence contains a Greek root?

The cheerleaders yelled into their megaphones, and the fans responded.

• cheerleaders

• into

• megaphones

• responded

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

What word means "small sound"?

• microphone

• megaphone

• telephone

• saxophone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which Latin root means "to drag or pull"?

• sign

• dict

• tract

• man

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

The word manual contains the Latin root, man, which means...

• man

• person

• hand

• men

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

Which word contains a Latin root that means "to speak"?

• contradict

• telephone

• autograph

• distract

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B