Root and Roll
This root means ‘hear’ and is in the word for a live performance.
aud → audition
This root means water and appears in the word for a tank that holds fish.
aqua → aquarium
This root means good or well and is in the word for something that helps you.
bene → benefit
This root means hundred and is in the word for a 100-year celebration.
cent → centennial
This root means say or speak and is in the word for predicting the future.
dict → predict
This root means carry and is in the word for moving goods from one place to another.
port → transport
This root means write and is in the word for a handwritten document.
scrib/script → manuscript
This root means see and is in the word for something you watch.
vid/vis → video
This root means build and is in the word for creating something new.
struct → construct
This root means shape and is in the word for changing form.
form → transform
This root means life and is in the word for the study of living things.
bio → biology
This root means earth and is in the word for the study of rocks.
geo → geology
This root means star and is in the word for the study of space.
astr → astronomy
This root means time and is in the word for something that happens regularly.
chron → chronic
This root means light and is in the word for a device that gives light.
photo → photograph
This root means love and is in the word for someone who loves books.
phil → bibliophile
This root means fear and is in the word for fear of spiders.
phob → arachnophobia
This root means measure and is in the word for a device that measures heat.
meter → thermometer
This root means far and is in the word for sending messages over distance.
tele → telephone
This root means write or draw and is in the word for a written record.
graph → autograph
This root means sound and is in the word for a device that plays music.
phon → phonograph
This root means heat and is in the word for a device that measures temperature.
therm → thermostat
This root means self and is in the word for a vehicle that drives itself.
auto → automobile
This root means fire and is in the word for a device used to start a flame.
pyr → pyrotechnics
This root means city and is in the word for the study of cities and citizens.
polis → metropolis