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Greek and Latin Roots - Worksheet 4

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

disrupt

to break apart; disturb

erupt

to break out suddenly

telephone

a device for talking over distance

symphony

music played by many instruments

geography

the study of Earth

geometry

the study of shapes

describe

to write about in detail

prescription

written instructions from a doctor

contradict

to say the opposite

dictionary

a book of word meanings

biology

the study of living things

antibiotic

medicine that kills germs

invisible

not able to be seen

visible

able to be seen

import

to bring in from another country

portable

able to be carried

autobiography

a book about one's own life

automobile

a self-moving vehicle; a car

photograph

a picture taken with a camera

autograph

a person's own signature

2.

Which word means "to break apart; disturb"?

A.invisible
B.automobile
C.disrupt
D.geography
3.

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

A.medicine that kills germs
B.not able to be seen
C.able to be carried
D.to break out suddenly
4.

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

A.contradict
B.biology
C.prescription
D.telephone
5.

Which word means "music played by many instruments"?

A.disrupt
B.portable
C.antibiotic
D.symphony
6.

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

A.to bring in from another country
B.a person's own signature
C.to write about in detail
D.the study of Earth
7.

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

A.geometry
B.describe
C.invisible
D.autobiography
8.

Which word means "to write about in detail"?

A.disrupt
B.autograph
C.visible
D.describe
9.

What does the word "prescription" mean? (Hint: It comes from the latin root "scrib/script" meaning "write")

A.the study of shapes
B.written instructions from a doctor
C.to break apart; disturb
D.a book about one's own life
10.

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

A.geometry
B.contradict
C.geography
D.describe
11.

Which word means "a book of word meanings"?

A.geometry
B.dictionary
C.biology
D.invisible
12.

What does the word "biology" mean? (Hint: It comes from the greek root "bio" meaning "life")

A.the study of living things
B.written instructions from a doctor
C.to write about in detail
D.to bring in from another country
13.

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

A.autobiography
B.antibiotic
C.import
D.disrupt
14.

Which word means "not able to be seen"?

A.visible
B.biology
C.geometry
D.invisible
15.

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

A.able to be seen
B.music played by many instruments
C.a book about one's own life
D.a person's own signature
16.

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

A.antibiotic
B.geography
C.import
D.geometry
17.

Which word means "able to be carried"?

A.disrupt
B.photograph
C.contradict
D.portable
18.

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

A.a self-moving vehicle; a car
B.a book about one's own life
C.the study of living things
D.written instructions from a doctor
19.

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

A.autograph
B.automobile
C.photograph
D.prescription
20.

Which word means "a picture taken with a camera"?

A.photograph
B.disrupt
C.erupt
D.contradict
21.

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

A.the study of living things
B.a person's own signature
C.a picture taken with a camera
D.the study of Earth

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