Root Meanings
This root means “good or well.”
What is bene-?
Break down transport.and explain each part with its meaning.
What is trans (across) + port (carry)?
Explain how the roots create the meaning.
Explain why predict means “to say before.”
What is pre meaning before, and dict meaning to say, so it means to say before?
A centimeter is what?
What is a hundred units of measure (one hundredth of a meter)?
Using the given roots and affixes, unscramble them to make a word and give its meaning
scope & tele
What is a telescope? An instrument used to see/look faraway
This root means “earth.”
What is geo?
Break down biology and explain each part with its meaning.
What is bio (life) + logy (study of)?
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain how the roots create the meaning.
Why does submarine mean “under the water”?
What is sub meaning under, mar meaning sea, and ine the nature of? So submarine means under the nature of the sea, which can be any type of water?
If something is vacant, what is it?
What is the state of being empty?
Using the given roots and affixes, unscramble them to make a word and give its meaning
geo & ic & graph
What is geographic? The nature of writing the Earth or drawing the Earth or land.
This root means “hear.”
Answer: What is aud?
DAILY DOUBLE
Break down illegible and explain each part with its meaning.
What is il (not) + leg (read) + ible (capable of)?
Explain how the roots create the meaning.
Why does credible mean “able to be believed”?
What is cred meaning believe and ible meaning capable of? So credible means able to be believed.
If something is a carnivore, what is it?
What is something that devours meat or flesh?
Using the given roots and affixes, unscramble them to make a word and give its meaning
arch & patri
What is a patriarch? A father of great importance.
This root means “send.”
What is mit or miss?
Break down microphone and explain each part with its meaning.
What is micro (small) + phone (sound)?
Explain how the roots create the meaning.
Why does sympathy mean “feeling with someone”?
What is sym meaning together/with and pathy meaning feeling? Put together, this means feeling with someone.
A biped is what kind of creature?
What is a creature with two feet?
Using the given roots and affixes, unscramble them to make a word and give its meaning
Sect & tion & inter
What is an intersection? The result of something cutting between.
This root means “flowing.”
What is flu-?
Break down superfluous and explain each part with its meaning.
What is super (over) + flu (flow) + ous (full of)?
Explain how the roots create the meaning.
Why does illegible mean “not able to be read”?
What is il meaning not, leg meaning read/law, and ible meaning capable of? So illegible means not able to be read.
What does transmission mean?
What is the act of sending something across?
Using the given roots and affixes, unscramble them to make a word and give its meaning
pathy & tic & sym
What is sympathetic? Relating to having feelings together or the same feelings.