GREEK ROOTS: pent, quint
GREEK ROOTS: pent, quint
PENT
root
five
PENT
root
five
QUINT
root
Five
QUINT
root
Five
PENTACLE
n.
A five-pointed star, often held to have
magical or mystical significance. (Also
called a pentagram)
PENTACLE
n.
A five-pointed star, often held to have
magical or mystical significance. (Also
called a pentagram)
PENTATHLON
n.
An athletic competition made up of five
different sporting events.
PENTATHLON
n.
An athletic competition made up of five
different sporting events.
PENTAGON
n.
A five-sided shape.
PENTAGON
n.
A five-sided shape.
(proper noun) The headquarters for the
United States Department of Defense in
Washington D.C..
(proper noun) The headquarters for the
United States Department of Defense in
Washington D.C..
QUINTESSENTIAL
adj.
Representing the perfect example of a
class or quality
QUINTESSENTIAL
adj.
Representing the perfect example of a
class or quality
QUINTET
n.
A group of five singers or five musicians.
QUINTET
n.
A group of five singers or five musicians.
QUINTUPLET
n.
One of five offspring born in a single birth.
QUINTUPLET
n.
One of five offspring born in a single birth.
GREEK ROOTS: pent, quint
GREEK ROOTS: pent, quint
PENT
root
five
PENT
root
five
QUINT
root
Five
QUINT
root
Five
PENTACLE
n.
A five-pointed star, often held to have
magical or mystical significance. (Also
called a pentagram)
PENTACLE
n.
A five-pointed star, often held to have
magical or mystical significance. (Also
called a pentagram)
PENTATHLON
n.
An athletic competition made up of five
different sporting events.
PENTATHLON
n.
An athletic competition made up of five
different sporting events.
PENTAGON
n.
A five-sided shape.
PENTAGON
n.
A five-sided shape.
(proper noun) The headquarters for the
United States Department of Defense in
Washington D.C..
(proper noun) The headquarters for the
United States Department of Defense in
Washington D.C..
QUINTESSENTIAL
adj.
Representing the perfect example of a
class or quality
QUINTESSENTIAL
adj.
Representing the perfect example of a
class or quality
QUINTET
n.
A group of five singers or five musicians.
QUINTET
n.
A group of five singers or five musicians.
QUINTUPLET
n.
One of five offspring born in a single birth.
QUINTUPLET
n.
One of five offspring born in a single birth.
Greek Roots Warm Up
PENT
five
QUINT
five
• Please write each root and its definition on flash
cards.
Words and Definitions
PENTACLE
n.
A five-pointed star, often held to have
magical or mystical significance. (Also
called a pentagram)
A five-sided shape.
(proper noun) The headquarters for the
United States Department of Defense in
Washington D.C..
PENTAGON
n.
PENTATHLON
n.
An athletic competition made up of five
different sporting events.
QUINTET
n.
A group of five singers or five
musicians.
QUINTUPLET
n.
One of five offspring born in a single
birth.
QUINTESSENTIAL
Representing the perfect example of a
adj. class or quality. (like the perfection of
the pentacle)
pen*ta*cle (n.)
♦  My teacher drew a
pentacle next to a
sentence in my
narrative and
wrote, “Great
imagery!” next to
it.
pen*ta*gon (n.)
♦  If you look closely, a
pentagon looks just
like the outline of a
cartoon house.
Pen*ta*gon (n.)
♦  The Pentagon in
Washington D.C.
is home to the
Department of
Defense. It was
also the target of
terrorists on
September 11,
2001.
pen*tath*lon (n.)
♦  The pentathlon in
which David
competed included
five events: running,
swimming, bicycling,
hurdling, and long
jumping.
quin*tet (n.)
♦  The musical quintet
sang in the church on
Sunday.
quin*tu*plet (n.)
♦  The lion quintuplets frolicked in the
zoo.
quin*tes*sen*tial (adj.)
♦  Mr. Saadat has the
quintessential middle
school math
classroom. There are
always student
examples posted,
along with his own
posters, to help
students remember
concepts.
TUESDAY PRACTICE
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
Write the correct quint/pent
word for each sentence.
Hamburgers and hot dogs are the ____________________
American barbecue food. Rarely can you go to a picnic
without them being served.
I knew that I had done well on my assignment because next
to each one of the problems, my teacher had drawn a
_____________________.
For parents, having _____________________ would be
difficult, especially just after birth when children still look
very much the same.
During the protests for the Iraq War, people came from all
over the United States to march and hold signs in front of
the ___________________ in order to show their anger.
During her younger days, Mrs. Carmona was a part of a
singing _________________ that performed all over
Orange County.
A lazy-man’s _____________ would consist of watching
television, napping, playing video games, snacking, and
laying around.
WEDNESDAY
♦  In your spiral…
–  Draw a picture or write a short paragraph about
a character that is QUINTESSENTIALLY evil. Be
sure that you show the reader how your
character is the very essence and the perfect
example of evil by showing the character’s
actions or thoughts.
–  Share your picture or paragraph with the person
next to you.
THURSDAY
♦ In your spiral…
– Design your own dream
PENTATHLON.
– Include 5 events in which you would
want to compete. Be creative! Add
pictures, if you wish.