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Root Words

100

Latin root words originated from the language of the ancient __________ . 

A. Greece

B. Rome

C. Mexico

B. Rome

200

What is the Latin root word of the words - erupt, interrupt, rupture, disrupt, corrupt?

rupt

300

What is a root word?

Root Word – A word part that has a specific meaning, but cannot be a stand alone word on it’s own. For example, aud is not a word by itself, but the root aud means to hear or listen.

Word Meanings

100

The word GENERATE and GENERATOR came from the Latin word "gen". What is the meaning of the Latin word "gen"?

a. to enlighten

b. to produce

c. new generation

b. to produce

200

The Latin root "cred" means to TRUST or to BELIEVE. Give one English word with the Latin root "cred"

credible, credit, credential

300

The Latin word "chron" means time. Give one English word with the Latin root "chron" and use it in a sentence.

You must tell the story in a CHRONOLOGICAL order.

Illustrate

100

The words MEMORY and MEMORIAL came from the Latin word "mem". How would you illustrate the meaning of the Latin word "mem"?

I would draw a student trying to remember something. 

200

The words ERUPT and INTERRUPT came from the Latin word "rupt". How would you illustrate the meaning of the Latin word "rupt"?

I would draw a volcano.

300

The words TRANSPORT and PORTABLE came from the Latin word "port". What is the meaning of this Latin root word and how would you illustrate its meaning?

The Latin root word port means "to carry" I would illustrate this by drawing someone carrying something. 

Wild Card

100

The Latin roots "frac" and "frag" means TO BREAK. Give 3 English words with this origin.

fraction, fragment, fractured, fragile

200

What do you call the root word that came from the language of the ancient Greece?

A. Latin Root Words

B. Roman Root Words

C. Greek Root Words

C. Greek Root Words

300

The ROOT word of the word AUDILE is "aud"

The BASE word of the word SLOWLY is "slow"

What is the difference between ROOT WORD and BASE WORD?

Root Word – A word part that has a specific meaning, but cannot be a stand alone word on it’s own. For example, aud is not a word by itself, but the root aud means to hear or listen. 

Base Word – A word that can always stand alone. Base words do not need prefixes or suffixes to be complete. But they can be paired with prefixes and suffixes to modify or change the meaning of the word. Happy is an example of a base word. Happy is a word on its own. If you pair it with the prefix un- you get unhappy.