Latin and Greek Roots

Which root means water?

• duct

• aqua

• dict

• annu

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Sophie's grandma asked her to go get her spectacles. The root word spec means...

• Water

• Look, see, watch

• Love

• Maganize

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What is the root word that means "give birth"?

• auto

• bio

• geo

• gen

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What is the definition of the root bio (biology, biography, biome)?

• name

• life

• same or equal

• teeth

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What root matches the meaning of "throw"?

• ject

• crypt

• penta

• extra

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anthropo

• man

• life

• sun

• one

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What is the definition of the root aqua (aquarium, aqueduct, aquamarine)?

• teeth

• water

• to carry

• measure

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log/logue

• thought/word/speech

• race/kind/birth

• write

• empty

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What is the meaning of the root aqua-?

• mountain

• water

• space

• across

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The meaning of root trans- is

• across

• top

• elevate

• increase

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