World Languages: Latin Roots in English Vocabulary
Use Latin roots to unlock English word meanings
World Languages: Latin Roots in English Vocabulary
Use Latin roots to unlock English word meanings
World Languages - Grade 6-8
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The Latin root port means carry. Explain how the word transport connects to this root.
Think about what a bus, train, or truck does.
Transport connects to the root port because it means to carry or move something from one place to another. - 2
The Latin root scrib or script means write. Choose the word that best means a written copy of spoken words: describe, transcript, portable, inspect. Explain your choice.
The correct word is transcript because it means a written record or copy of spoken words. - 3
The Latin root vis or vid means see. What does the word visible mean?
The root vis points to sight or seeing.
Visible means able to be seen. - 4
Match each Latin root to its meaning: aud, dict, terr, aqua. Meanings: water, hear, say or speak, earth or land.
Aud means hear, dict means say or speak, terr means earth or land, and aqua means water. - 5
The Latin root dict means say or speak. Use this root to explain the meaning of predict.
The prefix pre means before.
Predict means to say what will happen before it happens. The root dict means say or speak, and pre means before. - 6
The Latin root ject means throw. Which word best fits this sentence: The volcano will _____ hot ash into the air. Choices: inject, eject, reject, project. Explain your answer.
The correct word is eject because it means to throw out or force out. - 7
The Latin root struct means build. Write a sentence using the word construction and explain how it connects to the root.
A road, bridge, or school can be part of construction.
A correct answer should use construction in a sentence and explain that construction connects to struct because it means the process of building something. - 8
The Latin root rupt means break. What do the words erupt, interrupt, and rupture have in common?
The words erupt, interrupt, and rupture all include the idea of breaking. Erupt means to break out, interrupt means to break into a conversation or action, and rupture means to break or burst. - 9
The Latin root form means shape. Look at these words: uniform, reform, transform. Choose one word and explain how its meaning connects to shape or form.
The prefix trans can mean across or change.
A correct answer should choose one word and explain its connection to shape or form. For example, transform means to change the shape, form, or appearance of something. - 10
The Latin root spect means look. Which word means to look over carefully: respect, inspect, spectator, aspect. Explain your choice.
The correct word is inspect because it means to look over something carefully. - 11
The Latin root bene means good or well. The Latin root mal means bad. Explain the difference between beneficial and malfunction.
Use the root meanings bene and mal to compare the words.
Beneficial means helpful or good for someone or something. Malfunction means to work badly or fail to work correctly. - 12
Create two English words that use Latin roots from this worksheet. For each word, name the root and explain the word's meaning.
You may use roots such as port, vis, dict, struct, spect, form, or rupt.
A correct answer should include two English words, identify the Latin root in each word, and explain each meaning. For example, visible uses vis, meaning see, and means able to be seen. Portable uses port, meaning carry, and means easy to carry.