Prestwick House Greek and Latin Roots

Inject, objection, and project come from the root "ject" which means

• feeling, suffering

• to throw

• break, burst

• measure

vision, evidence, provide, and providence are made from the root, "Vid/Vis" which means

• see

• say/tell

• land

• look

the root word "sci" found in words such as science, omniscient, and conscience means

• knowledge

• judge/law

• star

• word/study

Astronaut, astronomy and disaster have a common root that is ____________ meaning _________

• geo/earth

• astr/star

• tract/land

• photo/light

Dictate, predict, verdict and dictator come from the root _________ which means ___________

• rupt, break

• meter, measure

• dict, say/tell/speak

• geo, earth/ground, soil

To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer.  What does the root "therm" mean?

• ice
• sky
• heat
• see

Construction is a good career for many people.  What does the root "struc" mean?

• to build
• to see
• to hear
• to sleep

If you have a portable computer, you can take it with you.  What does the root "port" mean?

• to see
• to sleep
• to carry
• to throw

When you are a spectator at a soccer game, you watch people run and kick the ball.  What does "spec" mean in spectator?

• to see
• to hear
• to pay
• to sleep

When you ask for someone's autograph, you want them to sign something.  The root "graph" means ......

• to play
• to see
• to hear
• to write