Root Words #1

The word root "hydr," found in words such as 'hydrant,' 'hydrate,' 'hydrophobia,' etc., means...

• Write

• Life

• Water

• Break

The word roots "pyro" or "pyr," found in words such as 'pyromaniac,' 'pyrotechnics,' 'pyre,' etc., mean....

• Water

• Fire

• Against

• Life

The word root "chrono," found in words such as 'chronometer,' 'chronicle,' 'chronological,' etc., means....

• Time

• Water

• LIfe

• Against

The word root "pseudo," found in words such as 'pseudonym,' 'pseudoscience,' pseudointellectual,' etc., means...

• Against

• Self

• Fire

• False

The word root "dyna," found in words such as 'dynamite,' 'dynamic,' 'dynastic,' etc., means....

• Power

• Fire

• Water

• Time

The word roots "scrib" and "scribe," found in words such as 'scribble,' 'postscript,' 'manuscript,' etc., mean....

• Against

• Power

• Write

• Time

The word root "tele," found in words such as 'telephone,' 'telegram,' 'telescope,' etc., means....

• Close

• Power

• Time

• Far off

The word roots "tropo" and "tropos," found in words such as 'trophosphere,' 'tropical,' 'phototropic,' etc., mean....

• A turn or change

• Against

• Time

• Water

The troposphere, the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, is where most weather events like rain and snow occur.

What does the root word "tropo" mean in "troposphere?"

Hint....is the weather always the same or changing?

• Time

• Water

• Far off or at a distance

• To turn or change

Some people believe in telepathy, the ability to communicate thoughts directly from one mind to another without speaking or writing.

What does the root word "tele" mean in "telepathy?"

• Power

• Far off or at a distance

• Write

• Time