Get to the Root of It! 1-10

Weeks 1-2

100

This is one of the two roots that means "water."

What is aqua or hydr?

200

This Latin root means sea.

What is mer/mar?

300

To imagine something may also be this word, using the Latin root for "see" or "look."

What is visualize? (vis/vid)

400

The telephone uses the root "phon" which means this.

What is "sound?"

500

A group of people listening to a performance would be called this- using the Latin root for "hear."

What is an audience? (aud)

Weeks 3-4

100

This root means mindful or recall.

What is mem?

200

The middle of an area is called this, which is why this Greek root means middle.

What is centr/center?

300

This word ending meaning "study of" is the ending for many classes you may take in school, especially science classes.

What is -ology? (Biology, Geology)

400

The water cycle goes in a circle (cycl = circle). However, the root "circ" such as in circumference means this:

What is "around?"

500

Your conscience is the part of your brain that helps you sort right from wrong. The meaning of the root "sci" is not "science" but this: 

What is to know?

Weeks 5-6

100

Dictation software makes speech to text possible on phones and computers. The root dict means this:

What is "say" or "declare?"

200

This many-meaning root can mean to write, draw, describe or record- which is why Insta is such a popular online platform.

What is gram? (and also graph!)

300

These two roots (Greek and Latin) both share the meaning "time".

What are temp and chron?

400

Historically, not all people were educated enough to write. People who were able to write down ideas could be called this, which comes from the Latin root "write."

What is a scribe? (scrib/script)

500

The is the way bats and dolphins navigate their environment contains this Latin root that means "place."

What is loc such as in the word echolocation?

Weeks 7-8

100

This farm equipment is used to pull a plow and uses this Latin root meaning "pull, draw."

What is tractor?

200

Synonyms and antonyms both use the root (affix!) -onym which means this. 

What is "name?"

300

Something that is stretched too thin may be stressed, or may have a high amounth of this word using the root meaning "stretch" or "give."

What is tension? (tens/tend/tent)

400

Motivation may not seem to connect to the meaning of it's Latin root- but "motor" may help you remember mot's meaning.

What is "move?"

(mob/mot)

500

The two Latin roots host and hosp are only one letter apart, but their meanings are nearly opposite. Which root typically bears a more negative connotation?

What is host? 

means "stranger" or "enemy" such as hostage or hostile

hosp = guest

Weeks 9-10

100

The word "cat" made plural would be "cats." The root plur means this: 

What is "more?"

200

An antibiotic is a medicine intended to cure or recover an infection or illness, even though it seems to mean "anti" (against) this meaning of the root bio.

What is "life?"

300

The word photophilic combines two roots to describe a living thing that thrives in a bright environment, and literally means this.

What is "light lover?"

Photophilic: of or relating to an organism or plant that seeks or thrives in light.

400

Something of extreme size may use this Greek root meaning million, great, or large.

What is mega?

500

These two Greek roots for "many" are used in math when you complete the opposite of division, or have to identify many sided figures.

What are multi and poly?