Greek Roots 1
What does the root "aqua" mean?
Water
What does the root bio mean?
Life or living things.
"The ocean wave picked her up and slammed her onto the beach" is an example of...
simile
alliteration
metaphor
personification
4. Personification
"The library after hours was as silent as the grave" is an example of...
idiom
simile
personification
metaphor
B. Simile
List TWO words with the root aqua in it.
Aquarium
Aquatic
Etc.
What does the root "gen" mean?
"produce"
What does the root "mater" mean?
Mother
"She sat in the library as quiet and timid as a mouse" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
alliteration
personification
1. Simile
"The wind sang a song to the swaying trees" is an example of...
idiom
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
3. Personification
List TWO words with the root bio in it.
Biography
Etc
What does the root "spec" mean?
To see
What does the root "cogn" mean?
To know
"The door opened with a creak" is an example of...
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
idiom
3. Onomatopoeia
"I was afraid my friend would spill the beans about our secret" is an example of...
idiom
hyperbole
simile
personification
1. Idiom
List TWO words with the root gen in it.
Degenerate
Genre
Etc.
What does the root "loc" mean?
What does the root "nat" mean?
Born
"This is the worst day anyone has ever had" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
3. Hyperbole
"A big black bear burst out and bounded at me" is an example of...
alliteration
metaphor
idiom
simile
1. Alliteration
List TWO words with the root mater in it.
Maternal
Matrix
Ect.
What does the root "ped" mean?
What does the root "sign" mean?
"That soccer player is a rhino trampling over his opponents" is an example of...
simile
idiom
metaphor
hyperbole
3. Metaphor
"Cows say moo and pigs say oink" is an example of...
alliteration
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
2. Onomatopoeia
List TWO words with the root spec in it.
Special
Specialize
Etc.