Roots and Meanings
This root means "water".
What is aqua?
Which root appears in both "photograph" and "photosynthesis"?
photo- (light)
Which root meaning "earth" appears in "geology" and "geometry"?
geo- (earth)
Which root appears in "describe" and "prescription"?
scrib/script- (write)
This root means "write" and comes from Latin.
What is scrib/script?
Which root is in "automobile" and "automatic" and what does it mean?
auto- (self)
Which root meaning "sun" appears in "heliograph"?
helio- (sun)
Which root is in "missile" and "mission" and what does it mean?
miss- (send)
The meaning of this Greek root: bio
What is life?
The word "geothermal" contains which root meaning "heat"?
therm
Which root meaning "water" appears in both "aquamarine" and "aquarium"?
aqua- / hydro- — aqua- is used in aquamarine/aquarium; hydro- also means water (examples: hydroelectric, hydrate)
"Interrupt" and "rupture" share which root and what is its meaning?
rupt- (break)
This root means "star"?
What is aster?
Which root is used in "television" and "telephone" and what does it mean?
tele- (far off)
Which root meaning "light" appears in "photogenic" and "photograph"?
photo- (light)
Which root appears in "inspect" and "spectator" and what does it mean?
spect- (see)
This Latin root means "head".
What is capt?
Give a word that uses the root meaning "cut" and identify the root.
Any appropriate word using sect
intersection, section, bisect
Using roots we've studied, create a plausible two‑root word for "self + write" (a word that could mean "self-writing") and explain which roots you used.
Possible formation: "autograph" is an actual word meaning "self + write" using auto- (self) + graph/graph- (write). From the provided list, "auto-" (self) and "graph-" (write) — auto- + graph- → autograph ("self-writing" historically indicates a person's own signature).
Explain how the roots in "hydroelectric" relate to its meaning (identify the roots and meanings).
hydro- (water) + electric (from electricity — although "electric" is not from the provided list, hydro- indicates water; "hydroelectric" means producing electricity from the power of water)