Word Origins
I am a root that means "body" and can be found in words like "corporation."
Corp
I mean "to write" and you'll see me in "transcribe."
Scribe
Using the root "corp," what do you call a group of people organized for business?
Corporation
Using the root word "vac" what is a vacuous hole?
An empty hole
Using "vac" (empty), what does it mean when a store is "vacant"?
This root means "to write" and appears in words like "scripture"
Scrip/script
Found in "spectator," this root means "to look." What is it?
Spec
What does it mean when a hotel has a sign that says "NO VACANCY?"
There are no rooms left
Using "spect" (to look), explain what a "spectator" does at a sports game.
A person who spectates or looks at/watches an event
If you are really smelly, you are _______ odor.
Root word: (mit)
Emit/Emitting
I am a root meaning "to carry" and you'll find me in "export"
In words like "intensity," this root means "to stretch."
Tend/Tens
Using "scope," what tool helps scientists see tiny organisms?
Microscope
What does it mean if something is portable? What is the root word?
Something you can bring with you
Port = to carry
Explain how "corporal punishment" relates to "corp"
Physical punishment affecting the body
Found in words like "emit" and "transmit," I mean "to send."
Mit
I mean "to pull" and appear in "traction."
Tract
Using "hydr," what happens when a car slides on wet roads?
Hydroplane
Dismiss
Explain how "scripture" relates to "scrib/script"
A scripture is a sacred writing
This root means "to see" or "to watch" and appears in "telescope."
Found in "transport," I mean "across."
Trans
Using "mit," what do you call the process of letting someone join a group?
Admit
Based on "trans" (across), what does "transatlantic" tell you about a flight.
A flight that goes across the Atlantic Ocean
How does "microscope" use "scope" (to see) to serve its purpose?
An instrument used to see very small things