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Greek and Latin Roots - Worksheet 2

Grade 5VocabularyGreek and Latin Roots
Aligned to: L.5.4b

Use your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots to determine word meanings.

1.

Word Bank

erupt

to break out suddenly

disrupt

to break apart; disturb

describe

to write about in detail

script

written text for a play or movie

transport

to carry across

portable

able to be carried

geometry

the study of shapes

geography

the study of Earth

biography

the story of a person's life

antibiotic

medicine that kills germs

telephone

a device for talking over distance

symphony

music played by many instruments

visible

able to be seen

video

moving pictures

dictionary

a book of word meanings

predict

to say what will happen

autograph

a person's own signature

photograph

a picture taken with a camera

autobiography

a book about one's own life

automatic

working by itself

2.

Which word means "to break out suddenly"?

A.biography
B.erupt
C.automatic
D.geometry
3.

What does the word "disrupt" mean? (Hint: It comes from the latin root "rupt" meaning "break")

A.a device for talking over distance
B.to write about in detail
C.to break apart; disturb
D.written text for a play or movie
4.

The latin root meaning "write" is found in which word?

A.describe
B.biography
C.geometry
D.symphony
5.

Which word means "written text for a play or movie"?

A.symphony
B.erupt
C.disrupt
D.script
6.

What does the word "transport" mean? (Hint: It comes from the latin root "port" meaning "carry")

A.able to be carried
B.a book of word meanings
C.to carry across
D.a person's own signature
7.

The latin root meaning "carry" is found in which word?

A.portable
B.photograph
C.predict
D.symphony
8.

Which word means "the study of shapes"?

A.antibiotic
B.geometry
C.photograph
D.describe
9.

What does the word "geography" mean? (Hint: It comes from the greek root "geo" meaning "earth")

A.a book about one's own life
B.the study of Earth
C.a device for talking over distance
D.to say what will happen
10.

The greek root meaning "life" is found in which word?

A.dictionary
B.erupt
C.biography
D.automatic
11.

Which word means "medicine that kills germs"?

A.antibiotic
B.predict
C.autobiography
D.visible
12.

What does the word "telephone" mean? (Hint: It comes from the greek root "phon" meaning "sound")

A.medicine that kills germs
B.a person's own signature
C.a device for talking over distance
D.a book about one's own life
13.

The greek root meaning "sound" is found in which word?

A.geometry
B.erupt
C.antibiotic
D.symphony
14.

Which word means "able to be seen"?

A.telephone
B.visible
C.script
D.photograph
15.

What does the word "video" mean? (Hint: It comes from the latin root "vis/vid" meaning "see")

A.a book about one's own life
B.the study of shapes
C.a person's own signature
D.moving pictures
16.

The latin root meaning "say or speak" is found in which word?

A.dictionary
B.symphony
C.autograph
D.disrupt
17.

Which word means "to say what will happen"?

A.predict
B.autobiography
C.dictionary
D.autograph
18.

What does the word "autograph" mean? (Hint: It comes from the greek root "graph" meaning "write")

A.to break apart; disturb
B.moving pictures
C.a person's own signature
D.to say what will happen
19.

The greek root meaning "write" is found in which word?

A.predict
B.photograph
C.visible
D.autobiography
20.

Which word means "a book about one's own life"?

A.biography
B.automatic
C.autobiography
D.autograph
21.

What does the word "automatic" mean? (Hint: It comes from the greek root "auto" meaning "self")

A.the study of shapes
B.to say what will happen
C.working by itself
D.able to be seen

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