Root Words
This Latin root means "write."
What is scrib?
The prefix "pre-" means this.
What is before?
This root means "to lead" and is found in "conduct" and "educate."
What is duc or duct?
The word "describe" has this root, which means "to write."
What is scrib or script?
What does "television" mean if "tele-" means "far" and "vis" means "to see"?
What is to see far or distant viewing?
This root means "see" and appears in words like "vision" and "visual."
What is vid or vis?
"Un-" means this, as in "undo" or "unhappy."
What is not or opposite?
The root for "life" is found in words like "vivid" and "revive."
What is viv or vit?
In "audience," this root means "to hear."
What is aud?
"Aqueduct" has two roots, aqua meaning "water" and duct meaning "to lead." What does "aqueduct" mean?
What is a structure that leads or carries water?
The Latin root meaning "hand" is found in words like "manual" and "manipulate."
What is man?
The prefix "inter-" means this and appears in words like "interact" and "international."
What is between or among?
The Latin root meaning "sound" is found in "sonic" and "resonance."
What is son?
In the word "aquarium," this root refers to water.
What is aqua?
If "lunar" relates to "the moon," what would "lunatic" originally mean? (
What is affected by the moon?
This root, found in "construct" and "structure," means "build."
What is struct?
This suffix, meaning "the act of," is used in "celebration" and "creation."
What is -tion or -ion?
The root for "foot" is used in "pedal" and "pedestrian."
What is ped?
This root in "portable" means "to carry."
What is port?
The word "predict" includes pre- (before) and dict (to say). What does "predict" mean?
What is to say beforehand or to foretell?
The root for "light" appears in words like "illuminate" and "luminary."
What is lum or luc?
This suffix means "full of" and appears in words like "joyful" and "grateful."
What is -ful?
This root means "earth" or "land" and is found in "terrain" and "territory."
What is terr?
The word "dictionary" contains this root, which means "to speak" or "say."
What is dict?
If "bene" means "good" and "dict" means "to speak," what does "benediction" mean?
What is a blessing or good words spoken?