Root Meaning
Find the Root(s)
Define the Word Using Roots
Prefix or Suffix Pick
Think Like a Word Scientist
100

Which root means life?

BIO

100

Identify the root in biology.

BIO

100

Define aquarium.

a place where water animals live

100

Which prefix means after?

POST

100

Which root helps you understand words about heat?

THERM

200

Which root means one?

UNI

200

Identify the root in postgame.

POST

200

Define unicycle.

a vehicle with one wheel

200

Which prefix means before?

PRO

200

Which root would you find in words about sound?

PHON

300

Which root means across or change?

TRANS

300

Identify the root(s) in megaphone.

MEGA and PHON

300

Define intramural.

activities within a school

300

Which prefix means not?

IN

300

Which root would help explain monarch?

ARCH

400

Which root means chief or ruler?

ACRH

400

Identify TWO roots in transportation.

TRANS + PORT

400

Define megaphone.

a tool that makes sound louder

400

Which prefix means across?

TRANS

400

Create a real word using bio and define it.

BIOLOGY, BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPRAHY

500

Which root means within and is often confused with inter?

INTRA

500

Identify TWO roots in chronological.

CHRON + LOG

500

Define chronological using the root meaning.

arranged in time order

500

Which root would you use for a word about seeing closely?

SCOPE

500

Create a word using TWO different roots and explain both meanings.

MEGA + PHONE megahone