Greek and Latin Roots
What does the Greek root bio mean?
life
What prefix means before?
fore-
Which vocabulary word means to stop?
cease
Which word is a subordinating conjunction?
A. and
B. but
C. because
c. because
Spell the word that means a person who writes for newspapers.
journalist
What does the Latin root aud mean?
hear
What prefix means together?
co-
Which vocabulary word means to move quickly with short steps?
scurry
Complete the sentence using correlative conjunctions:
______ you can read the book ______ write a summary.
Either / or
Which spelling is correct?
A. ridiculus
B. ridiculous
C. rediculous
ridiculous
Which word means a person who studies life?
A. biology
B. biography
C. biologist
D. bicycle
biologist
Which word means not legible?
A. deflate
B. illegible
C. forewarn
illegible
What vocabulary word describes an animal active at night?
nocturnal
What type of sentence is this?
Although it was raining, we went outside.
complex sentence
What word means to warn before something happens?
forewarn
What does the root meter mean?
measure
What does the suffix -ist mean?
a person who studies something
What word means a hidden supply?
cache
Fix the possessive noun:
The dog wagged it's tail.
its
Spell the word:
A large room where people listen to performances.
auditorium
What does the root cycle mean?
circle
What does the suffix -ous mean?
full of
What is the center of a cell called?
nucleus
What is the past tense of go?
went
What word means the story of someone's life written by someone else?
biography