Word Roots, Lesson 1 Practice

The prefix peri- means...

• distance, from afar

• write

• measure

• around, surrounding

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The root acro means...

• height, top

• star, heavens

• to look at, view, examine

• earth, ground

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

A telegraph is....

• a tool used to measure the temperature (heat)

• a system that sends written messages from afar

• a person who walks on a high wire

• a star sailor; a space explorer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The root bat means....

• to walk, to go, to step

• height, top

• small

• heat

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

What would a submarine driver use to look around for boats?

• microscope

• telegraph

• perimeter

• periscope

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which root means "small?"

• tele

• meter

• micro

• thermo

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

What do you call a person who walks on a high wire?

• astronaut

• acrobat

• telegraph

• periscope

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The root graphy means...

• measure

• distance, from afar

• heat

• write

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

The root naut means...

• sailor, ship

• write

• height, top

• star, heavens

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

What is the study of the earth through maps and written descriptions?

• telegraph

• micrometer

• geography

• periscope