📘 Vocabulary: Greek & Latin Roots (Grade 10)
Paginepagineapp.comUse common Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
1. Root
struct means ________. Example word:
construct. Write another word with this root.
2. Root
photo means ________. Example word:
photograph. Write another word with this root.
3. Root
anthrop means ________. Example word:
anthropology. Write another word with this root.
4. Root
ped means ________. Example word:
pedestrian. Write another word with this root.
5. Root
geo means ________. Example word:
geography. Write another word with this root.
6. Root
bio means ________. Example word:
biology. Write another word with this root.
7. Root
aqua means ________. Example word:
aquarium. Write another word with this root.
8. Root
tract means ________. Example word:
tractor. Write another word with this root.
9. Root
chron means ________. Example word:
chronological. Write another word with this root.
10. Root
dict means ________. Example word:
predict. Write another word with this root.
Answer key: 1) build (e.g., construct) · 2) light (e.g., photograph) · 3) human (e.g., anthropology) · 4) foot (e.g., pedestrian) · 5) earth (e.g., geography) · 6) life (e.g., biology) · 7) water (e.g., aquarium) · 8) pull (e.g., tractor) · 9) time (e.g., chronological) · 10) say (e.g., predict)
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About this grade 10 worksheet
Free Grade 10 English worksheet (Common Core L.9-10.4.b): use common Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word. Skill: Use common Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word. Level: Grade 10 — also suits Year 11 (UK).
For teachers: skills & standards
- CCSS L.9-10.4.b: Use common Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word
- Works as a morning-work page, a centre/station activity, homework or an early-finisher task.
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Use common Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
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