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Greek and Latin Roots
Greek and Latin roots
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The words dislike, disinterest, and disappear all have the prefix "dis-". What is the meaning of the prefix "dis-"?
The prefix "dis-" means "not".
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The suffix "-less" can be found in the words careless, hopeless, and ageless. What does the suffix "-less" mean?
The suffix "-less" means "without".
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The Greek root "photo" can be found in the words: photograph, telephoto, and photosynthesis. What is the meaning of the root "photo"?
The Greek root "photo" means "light".
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The Latin root "aqua" can be found in these words: aquaduct, aquatic, aquamarine. What does the root "aqua" mean?
The Latin root "aqua" means "water".
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What is the meaning of "rupt"? 

TO break or to burst

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The words prefix, predict, and precook all have the prefix "pre-". What is the meaning of the prefix "pre-"?
The meaning of the prefix "pre-" is "before".
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What does the suffix "-ful" mean? 

Full of

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What is the meaning of the Greek root "bio"? Hint: biology, biography, autobiography
The Greek root "bio" means "life"
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What does the root "therm" mean? Hint: thermometer, thermos, thermoshpere

The root "therm" means "heat".

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What is the meaning of sphere? 

round

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What does the prefix "re-" mean?

back or again

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What does the suffix "-ish" mean? Hint: selfish, fiendish, and foolish.

The suffix "-ish" means "relating to; characteristic" (origin, nature, resembling).

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The Greek root "geo" can be found in the words: geography, geologist, geothermal. What does the root "geo" mean?

The Greek root "geo" means "earth, world".

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The root "annu" can be found in the word "annual". What does the root "annu" mean?

The root "annu" means "year".

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What is the meaning of hydro 

water 

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What does the prefix "de-" mean?

down or away

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What does the suffix "-ion" mean? 

The suffixes "-ion" means "the act or condition of".

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What is the meaning of the Greek root "phon"? Hint: phonics, telephone, microphone
The Greek root "phon" means "sound".
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What does the root "ped" mean? HINT: pedal

The root "ped" means "foot".

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What is the meaning of "tract"?

pull or draw together

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What three prefixes mean "not or opposite of"? 

dis-  un-  in-
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What is the meaning of the suffix "-ness"? Hint: kindness, bitterness, faithfulness

The suffix "-ness" means "state, condition, or quality of" Having the quality of something means you can describe someone or something as having that characteristic. For example, someone who shows kindness has the characteristic of being kind. They are a "kind" person.

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The Greek root "meter" can be found in the words: centimeter, kilometer, and millimeter. What does the root "meter" mean?
The root "meter" means "measure".
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The Latin root "ject" can be found in these words: projection, eject, interject. What does the root "ject" mean?

The Latin root "ject" means "to throw, fling, or hurl".

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What is the meaning of "quad"? 

four (4)