Grade 5 Greek and Latin Roots worksheet
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How to explain it
- Many long words are built from Greek and Latin roots.
- Common roots: tele (far), port (carry), rupt (break), spect (look), micro (small), auto (self), graph (write).
- Find the root, then think about the rest of the word.
Example: What does “spectator” most likely mean? The root spect means look. -or means a person who does something. Answer: a person who watches
Question 1
What does the root “aud” mean?
audaudience · audio · audible- hear
- say or speak
- far
- life
hear
Hint: Think about what these words have in common: audience, audio, audible. The root “aud” means “hear.”
Question 2
Use the word parts. What does “geology” mean?
geology
geo (earth) + logy (study of)
- a person's own handwritten signature
- a person travelling on foot
- easy to carry
- the study of the earth and its rocks
the study of the earth and its rocks
Hint: Put the meanings of the parts together: geo (earth) + logy (study of).
Question 3
What does the root “tele” mean?
teletelephone · telescope · television- sound
- heat
- hand
- far
far
Hint: Think about what these words have in common: telephone, telescope, television. The root “tele” means “far.”
Question 4
What does the root “photo” mean?
photophotograph · photocopy · photosynthesis- see
- life
- sound
- light
light
Hint: Think about what these words have in common: photograph, photocopy, photosynthesis. The root “photo” means “light.”
Question 5
Which word has a root that means “say or speak”?
- interrupt
- automatic
- dictionary
- bicycle
dictionary
Hint: The root “dict” means “say or speak.” Look for “dict” hiding inside one of the words.
Question 6
Use the word parts. What does “spectator” mean?
spectator
spect (look) + ator (one who)
- to throw or push something out
- the study of living things
- easy to carry
- a person who watches an event
a person who watches an event
Hint: Put the meanings of the parts together: spect (look) + ator (one who).
Question 7
Which word has a root that means “foot”?
- erupt
- visible
- audience
- centipede
centipede
Hint: The root “ped” means “foot.” Look for “ped” hiding inside one of the words.
Question 8
Which root do all three words share?
visible • vision • visual
- vis
- ject
- rupt
- meter
vis
Hint: Look for the letters that appear in all three words. Then think: what do visible, vision, visual have in common in meaning?
Question 9
Use the word parts. What does “autograph” mean?
autograph
auto (self) + graph (write)
- a person's own handwritten signature
- loud enough to be heard
- to say what will happen before it happens
a person's own handwritten signature
Hint: Put the meanings of the parts together: auto (self) + graph (write).
Question 10
What does the root “port” mean?
porttransport · portable · export- foot
- hear
- carry
carry
Hint: Think about what these words have in common: transport, portable, export. The root “port” means “carry.”
Answer key
- 1. hear
- 2. the study of the earth and its rocks
- 3. far
- 4. light
- 5. dictionary
- 6. a person who watches an event
- 7. centipede
- 8. vis
- 9. a person's own handwritten signature
- 10. carry
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