Root Definitions
The meaning of the root, "hydro".
What is water?
What root meaning “fire or heat” is in the word pyrotechnics?
What is pyro?
Something that is not regular is ____.
What is irregular?
This root means one.
What is uni?
A century has how many years?
What is 100?
The meaning of the root, "a".
What is not or without?
What root meaning “earth” appears in the word geography?
What is geo?
A drawing that has many colors is _____.
What is multicolored?
This root means two.
What is bi or di?
If something is asteroid-like, which root meaning “resembling” helps explain the word?
What is -oid?
The meaning of the root, "audi".
What is to hear or listen?
What root meaning “fragrant substance” appears in the word aromatic?
What is aroma?
A shy puppy who hid behind the couch because it was scared is ___.
What is timid?
This root means three.
What is tri?
A biweekly meeting happens how often?
What is two times per week or every two weeks?
The meaning of the root, "im".
What is not, without, or into?
This word means “a person who takes pictures" (name the word and the roots it contains)
What is a photographer (phot-, graph-, and -er)?
This type of scientist studies rocks and soil.
What is a geologist?
This root means five.
What is pent?
If you transport something, what are you doing?
What is moving it or carrying it somewhere?
This root means “anger or rage”
What is ira-?
This word means "a device used to amplify one's voice" (name the word and roots it contains)
What is a microphone (phon-)?
A machine that turns on and off by itself is ____.
What is automatic?
This root means eight.
What is oct?
During the interview, the reporter asked the mayor to dictate a short statement for the newspaper. Based on the root, what does dictate most nearly mean?
What is “to say or speak something for someone to write down”?