Greek and Latin Root Practice

Sarah talks on the telephone to her friend Matt. What does the root -tele mean?

• far away

• sound

• speak

• talk

In my book, the main character transports cookies from the store. What does the root -port mean?

• chocolate

• delicious

• to take

• to carry

Kayla describes the character "Harry" from Harry Potter as being very kind and generous to his friends. What does the root -scrib mean?

• to write

• to tell

• to think

• to say

I read the autobiography that Thomas Jefferson wrote himself. What does the root -graph mean?

• an essay

• a book

• to write or draw

• sound

My favorite movie is "Aquaman." What does the root -aqua mean?

• sea

• sand

• water

• lake

Which root word means to write?

• scrip/script

• terr

• phon

• port

Which of these words are Greek/Latin root words for numbers.

• one

  mono

  bi

  di

  tri

  oct

  cent

• scrib

  script

  bio

  aqua

  graph

  geo

• terr

  geo

  hydr

  gram

  meter

  tract

• meter

  phon

  dict

  aqua

  hydr

  terr

Which of these choices are a Latin root word for measure?

• geo

• cent

• meter

• phon

What is the definition of the root bi (bicycle, biweekly, bisect)?

• two

• measure

• life

• to pull or drag

What is the definition of the root uni (unicorn, unity, unicycle)?

• to hear

• four

• to write

• one