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Language Arts Grade 6-8

Language Arts: Greek and Latin Roots

Using word parts to understand meaning

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Using word parts to understand meaning

Language Arts - Grade 6-8

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Use the root meaning to help you determine each word's meaning. Write complete answers and explain your thinking when asked.
  1. 1
    An open book showing a person's life stages.

    The root bio means life. What does the word biography most likely mean?

  2. 2
    A group of people listening to a speaker.

    The Latin root aud means hear. What does the word audience mean?

  3. 3
    Two distant people connected by telephone.

    The Greek root tele means far or distant. What does the word telephone mean?

  4. 4
    A student imagining future rainy weather.

    The Latin root dict means say or speak. What does the word predict mean?

  5. 5
    A hand signing a card with a pen.

    The Greek root graph means write. What does the word autograph mean?

  6. 6
    A truck transporting boxes.

    The Latin root port means carry. What does the word transport mean?

  7. 7
    A camera using light to make a photograph.

    The Greek root photo means light. What does the word photograph mean?

  8. 8
    A nearly invisible person shown as a faint outline.

    The Latin root vis or vid means see. What does the word invisible mean?

  9. 9
    A globe, map, and compass representing geography.

    The Greek root geo means earth. What does the word geography mean?

  10. 10
    A handwritten manuscript with a quill pen.

    The Latin root scrib or script means write. What does the word manuscript mean?

  11. 11
    A sequence of plant growth stages in order.

    The Greek root chron means time. What does the word chronological mean?

  12. 12
    One student interrupting another student who is speaking.

    The Latin root rupt means break. What does the word interrupt mean?

  13. 13
    A microscope viewing tiny cells.

    The Greek root micro means small. What does the word microscope mean?

  14. 14
    A shaded land area marked as a territory.

    The Latin root terr means land or earth. What does the word territory mean?

  15. 15
    One student sitting apart from a social group.

    The Greek root anti means against, and the root social comes from a Latin word related to companion or society. What does the word antisocial mean?

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