Word Roots Pretest

What are Greek and Latin word roots?

• Names of famous cities
• Chemical elements on the periodic table
• Types of vegetables
• Small parts of words that help us understand what bigger words mean

How can learning Greek and Latin word roots help us become stronger readers?

• By teaching us how to cook new recipes
• By helping us learn to play musical instruments
• By improving our physical strength and endurance
• By helping us understand the meanings of unfamiliar words and improve our vocabulary.

What is the root word in the word 'unhappiness'?

• ness

• un

• happy

• sad

What does the root word 'bio' mean?

• water

• death

• sky

• life

Identify the root word in the word 'transportation'.

• transport

• trans

• ation

• port

What is the meaning of the root word 'tele'?

• distant

• close

• small

• fast

In the word 'replay', what does the prefix 're-' mean?

• before

• around

• again

• remove

What is the root word in the word 'disappear'?

• reappear

• appear

• dis

• disappear

What does the root word 'struct' mean?

• to sing

• to build or to arrange

• to destroy

• to cook

Identify the root word in the word 'misunderstand'.

• understand

• stand

• mis

• der