Greek Roots
The Greek root meaning the study of _______. This root is used in words such as biology and geology. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Dennis went to college to get a degree in Marine Biology.
What is ology?
The Latin root meaning four. This root is used in words such as quadrilateral and quadruple. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: We learned about a quadrilateral, or a four-sided polygon, in math class.
What is quad?
The part of speech the bolded/underlined word is as used in this sentence: Ivan loved walking down the street.
What is a preposition?
To solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
What does congealing mean?
The Greek root meaning against or opposite. This root is used in words such as antiseptic and antibody. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: My mother applied antiseptic lotion on the bruise I got earlier today.
What is anti?
The Latin root meaning build. This root is used in words such as construct and structure. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Sarah's mom was drawing a blueprint for a structure.
What is struct?
The part of speech the bolded/underlined word is as used in this sentence: Katie hasn't been to the mall recently.
What is an adverb?
Persevering with something despite setbacks.
What does undeterred mean?
The Greek root meaning fear. This root is used in words such as acrophobia and arachnophobia. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Annabeth from Percy Jackson has extreme arachnophobia.
What is phobia?
The Latin root meaning cast or throw. This root is used in words such as eject and trajectory. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Sean pressed the 'eject' button on the DVD player and the disc rolled out.
What is ject?
The part of speech the bolded/underlined word is as used in this sentence: Kyle likes to read, but he has dyslexia, so it's hard for him.
What is a conjunction?
Very great or intense.
What does profound mean?
The Greek root meaning universe, world, or order. This root is used in words such as cosmos and cosmetic. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: In Greek Mythology, Zeus rules the cosmos.
What is cosm?
The Latin root meaning empty. This root is used in words such as vacant and evacuate. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: The weatherman suggested that we evacuate because of the terrible storm.
What is vac?
The part of speech the bolded/underlined word is as used in this sentence: Alana might be young, but she's still really smart.
What is a verb?
After a particular thing has happened; afterward.
What does subsequently mean?
The Greek root meaning a member of a type of government. This root is used in words such as democrat and bureaucrat. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Barack Obama was a democrat.
What is crat?
The Latin root meaning roll or turn. This root is used in words such as revolution and convolution. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: In our solar system, our planet makes a complete revolution around the sun every 365 1/4 days.
What is volut/voly?
The part of speech the bolded/underlined word is as used in this sentence: Ben hated studying for the upcoming math test.
What is an adjective?
To flock or be present in great numbers.
What does thronged mean?