Latin Roots
this Latin root means "shape"
form
Name two words that use the Latin root scrib or script
scripture, scribe, inscription, scripted, etc.
ou and ow both stand for what vowel sound?
ou as in sound
ow as in how
In Latin based roots for numbers name the roots associated with 1, 2, and 3
Uni, bi, tri
Which of the following are common prefixes: tive, ture, ly, con, er, mis, le, pre
con, mis, pre
give the action for the Latin root "rupt"
hands showing explosion outward
What occupation is closely related to the Latin root "struct"
construction work
what are the three combinations of letters that give the rrrr vowel sound
ur, ir, er
The broad group of 4 sided figures in geometry uses this Latin root
Quadr, quar
This common suffix means "without" in words that mean "without homes", "without care", "without aim" or "without breath"
-less
what's the Latin root in the word reverse, and what does it mean
vert vers(e); to turn
First define the following Latin roots and then give an example word: clois, clos, clud, clus
to close or shut; seclude, close, recluse, claustrophobia, exclude, etc.
which r controlled vowel sound is similar to the sound a priate makes
ar
If a mother has a set of quintuplets, how many children did she give birth to?
Five
Give three example words with the prefix inter- which means between or among
interstate, interdependent, interaction, interstellar, intersperse, interview, intercept, interact, interrupt, etc
the word auditorium contains what root, and what does it mean
aud; to listen
The Latin root "cred" can be associated with which of the following words:
banking, believing, religion, trust
all of the above
Name as many letter patterns as you can that represent the long A sound in words
ai_ay, a_e, a
If Antonio plays bass guitar in a sextet, how many musicians total are in his band?
Six
Multilingual, multimillionaire, multi-faceted, and multiple have a common prefix, which means what
Many or much
People in a family: brother, father, mother
This popular Latin root means to send and has two versions; name a word with one of them
miss; mit: dismiss, transmit, remittance, emit, mission, intermission, submit, omit
What do you call it when any vowel letter makes the "uh" sound in a multi-syllable word
The schwa sound
What was it that Julius Caesar changed that caused a mismatch between modern Latin roots and those used as numbers long ago?
He changed calendars from the Gregorian calendar to the Julian calendar, which shifted the position of some months (Sept=7 but September is the 9th month, etc)
Which of the following word parts belong to the larger prefix SUB- which means below or under?
suf-, see-, sug-, sup-, stir-, sough-, sus-, suc
suf-, sug-, sup-, sus-, suc-