Name:_________________________________________ Per.______________________ Date________________
At The Root #61-65
Root Word: geo (Greek) = “earth”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: geography, geology, earth, geopolitics
1. Scientists will often draw and write about the ______________________ of the
Earth, recording what they observe through their studies.
2. You would be lucky to find geodes, stones formed in the __________________
that contain cavities lined with crystals, while camping.
3. Many scientists study _________________, the earth and its formations.
4. The effect that geography has on international politics and relations is called
__________________________.
Root Word: hypnos (Greek) = “sleep”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: hypnology, hypnophobia, sleep, hypnomania
1. Doctors may ask to do a sleep study on certain people so that they can gain
information through _____________________, or the study of sleep.
2. Those who want to sleep all the time may suffer from _____________________, an
excessive desire to sleep.
3. In Greek Mythology, Hypnos was the god of ____________, often accused of
taking control over someone by putting them into a deep sleep or trance like
state.
4. Individuals who suffer from _________________________, are often said to have
a fear of sleep.
Root Word: annus (Latin) = “year”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: biannual, biennially, anniversary, annually
1. The Olympics occur every two years, or _________________ rotating between summer
games and winter games.
2. The solstice occurs on a ________________________basis, twice each year.
3. Each person has a birthday that can be celebrated _______________, or every year.
4. An _______________________ is the celebration of a day or event that returns each year.
Root Word: terra (Latin) = “land”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: territory, extraterrestrial, subterranean, terrestrial
1. Ants could be referred to as _______________________________, existing below the
surface of the earth.
2. Puerto Rico is a _______________________ of the United States, under the control of our
government.
3. Reports of ___________________________ beings living outside the earth’s atmosphere
have been made by several people throughout the years.
4. Human Beings are _______________________ creatures, inhabitants of the earth.
Root Word: dormio/dormitum (Latin) = “sleep”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: dormitory, dormitive, sleeping, dormouse
1. Eating a large amount of Turkey can be ________________________ because it contains
tryptophan that is known to cause sleep.
2. There are many rooms for _______________________ inside a college dorm, where
students live while they are in school.
3. Usually you will have a roommate inside your _____________________, where you will
sleep during your four years in college.
4. The small rodent called a ____________________________ is known for the hibernating
sleep they fall into each winter.
Name: KEY
Per.______________________ Date________________
At The Root
Root Word: geo (Greek) = “earth”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: geography, geology, earth, geopolitics
1. Scientists will often draw and write about the GEOGRAPHY of the Earth,
recording what they observe through their studies.
2. You would be lucky to find geodes, stones formed in the EARTH that contain
cavities lined with crystals, while camping.
3. Many scientists study GEOLOGY, the earth and its formations.
4. The effect that geography has on international politics and relations is called
GEOPOLITICS.
Root Word: hypnos (Greek) = “sleep”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: hypnology, hypnophobia, sleep, hypnomania
1. Doctors may ask to do a sleep study on certain people so that they can gain
information through HYPNOLOGY, or the study of sleep.
2. Those who want to sleep all the time may suffer from HYPNOMANIA, an
excessive desire to sleep.
3. In Greek Mythology, Hypnos was the god of SLEEP, often accused of taking
control over someone by putting them into a deep sleep or trance like state.
4. Individuals who suffer from HYPNOPHOBIA, are often said to have a fear of
sleep.
Root Word: annus (Latin) = “year”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: biannual, biennially, anniversary, annually
1. The Olympics occur every two years, or BIENNUALLY rotating between summer
games and winter games.
2. The solstice occurs on a BIANNUAL basis, twice each year.
3. Each person has a birthday that can be celebrated ANNUALLY, or every year.
4. An ANNIVERSARY is the celebration of a day or event that returns each year.
Root Word: terra (Latin) = “land”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: territory, extraterrestrial, subterranean, terrestrial
1 Ants could be referred to as SUBTERRANEAN, existing below the surface of the earth.
2. Puerto Rico is a TERRITORY of the United States, under the control of our
government.
3. Reports of EXTRATERRESTRIAL beings living outside the earth’s atmosphere have
been made by several people throughout the years.
4. Human Beings are TERRESTRIAL creatures, inhabitants of the earth.
Root Word: dormio/dormitum (Latin) = “sleep”
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using what you know about the root words.
Word Bank: dormitory, dormitive, sleeping, dormouse
5. Eating a large amount of Turkey can be DORMATIVE because it contains tryptophan
that is known to cause sleep.
6. There are many rooms for SLEEPING inside a college dorm, where students live while
they are in school.
7. Usually you will have a roommate inside your DORMITORY, where you will sleep
during your four years in college.
8. The small rodent called a DORMOUSE is known for the hibernating sleep they fall
into each winter.