📘 Vocabulary: Greek & Latin Roots (Grade 8)
Paginepagineapp.comUse common Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
1. Root
aqua means ________. Example word:
aquarium. Write another word with this root.
2. Root
philo means ________. Example word:
philosophy. Write another word with this root.
3. Root
ject means ________. Example word:
reject. Write another word with this root.
4. Root
ped means ________. Example word:
pedestrian. Write another word with this root.
5. Root
manu means ________. Example word:
manuscript. Write another word with this root.
6. Root
port means ________. Example word:
transport. Write another word with this root.
7. Root
scope means ________. Example word:
microscope. Write another word with this root.
8. Root
micro means ________. Example word:
microbe. Write another word with this root.
9. Root
chron means ________. Example word:
chronological. Write another word with this root.
10. Root
phon means ________. Example word:
telephone. Write another word with this root.
Answer key: 1) water (e.g., aquarium) · 2) love (e.g., philosophy) · 3) throw (e.g., reject) · 4) foot (e.g., pedestrian) · 5) hand (e.g., manuscript) · 6) carry (e.g., transport) · 7) see (e.g., microscope) · 8) small (e.g., microbe) · 9) time (e.g., chronological) · 10) sound (e.g., telephone)
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Grade 8 (ages 13–14)Phonics, spelling & grammarFree printable PDF
About this grade 8 worksheet
Free Grade 8 English worksheet (Common Core L.8.4.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 8 — also suits Year 9 (UK).
For teachers: skills & standards
- CCSS L.8.4.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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