📘 Vocabulary: Greek & Latin Roots (Grade 5)
Paginepagineapp.comUse common Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
1. Root
phon means ________. Example word:
telephone. Write another word with this root.
2. Root
therm means ________. Example word:
thermometer. Write another word with this root.
3. Root
cide means ________. Example word:
pesticide. Write another word with this root.
4. Root
graph means ________. Example word:
autograph. Write another word with this root.
5. Root
port means ________. Example word:
transport. Write another word with this root.
6. Root
philo means ________. Example word:
philosophy. Write another word with this root.
7. Root
rupt means ________. Example word:
erupt. Write another word with this root.
8. Root
omni means ________. Example word:
omnivore. Write another word with this root.
9. Root
bio means ________. Example word:
biology. Write another word with this root.
10. Root
anthrop means ________. Example word:
anthropology. Write another word with this root.
Answer key: 1) sound (e.g., telephone) · 2) heat (e.g., thermometer) · 3) kill (e.g., pesticide) · 4) write (e.g., autograph) · 5) carry (e.g., transport) · 6) love (e.g., philosophy) · 7) break (e.g., erupt) · 8) all (e.g., omnivore) · 9) life (e.g., biology) · 10) human (e.g., anthropology)
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Grade 5 (ages 10–11)Phonics, spelling & grammarFree printable PDF
About this grade 5 worksheet
Free Grade 5 English worksheet (Common Core L.5.4.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 5 — also suits Year 6 (UK).
For teachers: skills & standards
- CCSS L.5.4.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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