Latin roots
The Latin root meaning to burst
What is rupt?
The Greek root meaning life
The latin root of the words intersect and intercom
What is inter (between or among)?
The greek root of the words microphone, micro-organism, microscope?
What is micro/small?
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We ____ hang out at the coffee shop on weekends.
1. cook
2. often
3. democracy
What is often?
The Latin root meaning write
What is scrib?
The Greek root meaning far
The latin root of the words microscope and micrphone
What is micro (small)?
The Greek root of the words stethoscope & kaleidoscope
What is scope (to see)?
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The _____ family gathered for the holiday dinner.
1. went
2. across
3. whole
What is whole?
The latin root meaning to be to carry
What is port?
The Greek root meaning light
What is photo?
The latin root of the words biology & psychology
What is ology (the study of something)?
The Greek root of the words photosynthesis, photogenic
What is photo/light?
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In the new year, some people work ______ reaching a new goal.
1. toward
2. push
3. beauty
What is toward?
The latin root meaning to do by itself/on its own
What is aut(o)?
The Greek root meaning write
The latin root of the words tractor & attract?
What is to tract (to pull)?
The Greek root of the words telephone, telepathy, television, telegraph
What is tele/ far?
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Mrs.Bazer spent her spring break vacation on a beautiful tropical ______ .
1. minute
2. study
3. island
What is a island?
The Latin root meaning to shape
What is form?
The Greek root meaning sound
What is phon?
The latin root of the words indicate & dedicate
What is dict (to say or tell)?
The Greek root of the words photograph, autograph, biography, graphic
What is graph/write and draw?
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Yessica couldn't decide ______ dress to wear for the party.
1. could
2. which
3. said
What is which