Week 2 Roots
What does the root word cred mean?
believe
What does the root mobile mean?
moveable or easy to move
What does the word credible mean?
able to be believed
What does the word telescope mean? Use it in a sentence.
an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
Astronomers use telescopes to look at distant objects in space.
What does the root script/scrib mean?
to write
What does the root word terr/terra mean?
Earth or land
What does the root cycl/cycle mean?
wheel or circle
What does the word unison mean?
saying something altogether at once
What does the word cycle mean? Use it in a sentence.
a period of events that circle back to an original state
The life cycle of a butterfly shows its circle of life, where it starts and ends.
A truck driver is going down a one-way street the wrong way and passes at least ten cops. Why is he not caught?
Because he was not driving! He’s walking on the sidewalk.
What root from week 2 means water?
hydra
What does the root mal/male mean?
bad or worse
What does the word chronological mean?
according to the order of time
What does the word immobile mean? Use it in a sentence.
not moving or incapable of being moved
The car broke down on the side of the rode so it was immobile.
What root means carry?
port
What root means look or see?
spec
What does the root be/bene/bon mean?
good or well
under the surface of the Earth
What does the word dismal mean? Use it in a sentence
pitiful or disgracefully bad
Because the critics called the play a dismal failure, few people purchased tickets for the stage production.
The team ended the school year with a dismal record of one win and eleven losses.
What two roots mean water?
aqua and hydra
What root means time?
chrono
What root means go or yield?
cede/cess
What does the word spectacle mean?
a visually striking performance
What does the word benevolent mean? Use it in a sentence.
kind; good hearted
She was a benevolent woman, volunteering all of her free time to charitable organizations.
Feeding the homeless is a benevolent deed.
What two roots mean Earth or land?
Geo and terr/terra