Root Words
Meanings
Sentences
Matching
WILD
100

I predict school will be closed in two weeks.


What does the root word, "dict", in the italicized part of the sentence mean?

say

100

What Greek/Latin root word means, "Earth/ground?"

geo

100

The audio for the movie was not working.


Which word in the sentence has a root word that we have studied in class? What is the root word and its meaning?

Word: audio

Root word: aud

Meaning: hear

100

I can see stars from my window at night.


What root words match/correlate with, "see stars?"

see = vid

aster = star

100

What school is Ms. Huynh interning from?

Towson University

200

As the main character slipped, the movie scene began to move in slow motion.


What does the root word, "mot", in the italicized part of the sentence mean?

move

200

What Greek/Latin root word means, "heat?"

therm

200

The construction site only had port-o-potties since they were building in the middle of nowhere.


Which word in the sentence has a root word that we have studied in class? What is the root word and its meaning?

Word: port-o-potties

Root word: port

Meaning: carry

200

I can only hear the things he says when I am sitting at the front of the room.


What root words match/correlate with "hear" and "says?"

hear = aud

say = dict

200

What song won the 2018 Grammy for Best R&B song?

Boo'd Up by Ella Mai

300

Kanye snatched the microphone from Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.


What does the root word, "micro," in the italicized part of the sentence mean?


Bonus (+300 pts): What does the root word, "phone," in the italicized part of the sentence mean?

small and sound

300

What Greek/Latin root word means, "see?"


Bonus (+300)

State a sentence utilizing the root word that means, "see."

vid

(insert sentence here)

300

Benito Mussolini was an Italian dictator who held power over the country from 1922 to 1943.


Which word in the sentence has a root word that we have studied in class? What is the root word and its meaning?

Word: dictator

Root word: dict

Meaning: say

300

The heat coming from the ground could cook an egg on a hot summer day.


What root words match/correlate with "heat" and "ground?"

heat = therm

ground = geo

300

How many brothers made up The Outsiders?

Seven

400

She gave a portion of her lottery winnings to charity.


What does the root word, "port," in the italicized part of the sentence mean?


carry

400

What Greek/Latin root word means, "throw?"

ject

400

Since there was no modern technology back then, telegraphs were sent out as a form of communication during the civil war.


Which word in the sentence has root words that we have studied in class? What are the root words and their meaning?

Word: telegraph

Root word: tele & graph

Meaning: far & written

400

Throw that small bag of chips over here please.


What root words match/correlate with "throw" and "small?"

throw = ject

small = micro

400
Actor, Donald Glover goes by a different stage name for his musical career. What is this stage name?

Childish Gambino

500

The astronaut saw an asteroid fling past the rocket ship.


The root words, "astro" and "aster" have the same meaning. What do they mean?

star

500

What Greek/Latin root word means, "written?"


Bonus (+500)

What class do you use a lot of these in?

graph


(insert class here)

500

The videographer just arrived on set to finish shooting the short film. 


Which word in the sentence has root words that we have studied in class? What are the root words and their meaning?

Word: port-o-potties

Root word: port

Meaning: carry

500

My best friend moved far away last summer. 


What root words match/correlate with "moved" and "far?"

moved = mot

far = tele

500

Pop singing sensation, Justin Bieber, recently got married. Who is his new wife?

Hailey Baldwin (now Hailey Bieber)