Name: _________________________________________________ Date: _____________
Rooted in the Word
PART A.
Choose the correct meaning for the roots in the following words:
➊ AUTOMATIC
➋ ADDICTIVE
SAY
SELF
SHAPE
LOOK
➌ FORMATION
SAY
SAY
END
SOUND
SEND
STARS
MEASURE
➍ MILLIMETER
SHAPE
SOUND
SEND
➎ DYNAMITE
CARRY
TIME
➏ IMPORT
MEASURE
SHAPE
SEND
SOUND
CARRY
STARS
TIME
WRITE
PART B.
Choose the correct root to complete each of the following words:
➐
➑ CON ________RARY (Latin root meaning “time”)
_____ALING (Greek root meaning “foot”)
AUT
PHONO
ASTER
➒ ______ONOMY (Greek word meaning “stars”)
FIN
PORT
ASTR
TEMPO
PED
SPEC
PHONO
ASTER
➓ IN______ITY (Latin word meaning “end”)
FIN
GRAPH
PORT
AUT
PED
11 CHOREO______ (Greek root meaning “write” or
12 ______SYNTHESIS (Greek root meaning “related
“draw”)
to light”)
PORT
MIT
GRAPH
TEMPO
PHONO
PHOTO
TEMPO
FORM