Language Arts: Greek and Latin Roots Unlocking Word Meaning Worksheet

Question 1

The Greek root tele means far or distant. What does the word telescope most likely mean in this sentence: The scientist used a telescope to look at the moon?

Accepted Answer

A telescope is a tool that helps someone see things that are far away.

Question 2

The Latin root port means carry. Choose the word that means able to be carried: portable, portrait, polite. Explain your choice.

Accepted Answer

Portable means able to be carried because it includes the root port, which means carry.

Question 3

The Greek root graph means write or draw. What do the words autograph, paragraph, and photograph have in common?

Accepted Answer

All three words have to do with writing, drawing, or recording because they contain the root graph.

Question 4

The Latin root spect means look or see. What does inspect mean?

Accepted Answer

Inspect means to look at something carefully.

Question 5

The Greek root bio means life. In the sentence The class read a biography of a famous inventor, what is a biography?

Accepted Answer

A biography is a written story about a person's life.

Question 6

The Latin root scrib or script means write. Write a sentence using the word describe, and explain how the root helps with the meaning.

Accepted Answer

A correct answer should use describe in a sentence and explain that describe means to tell or write details about something.

Question 7

The Greek root phon means sound. Which word means a device that makes sound louder: microphone, microscope, microwave? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Microphone is the correct word because it is a device used with sound, and phon means sound.

Question 8

The Latin root dict means say or speak. What does predict mean in this sentence: The weather report will predict rain for tomorrow?

Accepted Answer

Predict means to say what someone thinks will happen before it happens.

Question 9

The Greek root aqua means water. Match each word to its meaning: aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct. Meanings: a structure that carries water, living or happening in water, a tank for water animals.

Accepted Answer

Aquarium means a tank for water animals. Aquatic means living or happening in water. Aqueduct means a structure that carries water.

Question 10

The Latin root struct means build. What does construction mean?

Accepted Answer

Construction means the process of building something.

Question 11

The Greek root cycle means circle or wheel. What does recycle mean, and how does the root cycle help you understand it?

Accepted Answer

Recycle means to use materials again in a new cycle instead of throwing them away. The root cycle helps because recycling lets materials go around and be used again.

Question 12

The Greek root meter means measure. Which word means a tool used to measure temperature: thermometer, perimeter, diameter? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Thermometer means a tool used to measure temperature because meter means measure and therm means heat.

Question 13

The Greek root geo means earth. In the word geology, what does geo tell you about the subject?

Accepted Answer

Geo tells me that geology is a subject about Earth, such as rocks, land, and Earth's history.

Question 14

The Greek root photo means light. What does photosynthesis have to do with light?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make food with energy from light.

Question 15

Choose two roots from this worksheet and create one example word for each. Then explain how each root helps unlock the word's meaning.

Accepted Answer

A correct answer should include two roots, one word for each root, and a clear explanation connecting each root meaning to the word meaning.

Language Arts: Greek and Latin Roots Unlocking Word Meaning

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