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Latin Greek Roots Practice

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Latin Greek Roots Practice

Words often contain meaningful parts from Latin and Greek. Use the root clues and examples on this page to investigate how words are built. Read each question carefully and explain your thinking where asked.

Find the meaningful parts

Use these clues: bio = life; port = carry; sub = under; nom = name; agricultur = farming; -able = capable of or able to be; -logy = study of.

1.In the word portable, port means “carry”. What does portable most likely mean?
  • Able to be carried
  • Able to grow
  • Used for farming
  • Found under the ground
2.The prefix sub- means “under” or “below”. Which word names a vessel that travels under the sea?
  • Submarine
  • Portable
  • Biology
  • Nominate
3.Match each word part to its meaning.
  • bio
  • nom
  • -logy
  • sub-
  • study of
  • life
  • name
  • under or below
4.Break biodegradable into its useful parts: bio (life) + degrad (break down) + -able (capable of). What does biodegradable mean?

Use clues in context

A word’s parts can help you work out its meaning, but check that meaning against the sentence.

5.Complete the sentence with nominate or portable: The committee will one student to represent the group.
6.Complete the sentence with biology or agriculture: The class investigated how plants grow, using ideas from the study of living things, .
7.A portable speaker is easy to carry. Is portable being used correctly in this sentence: “The portable speaker fitted easily into my backpack”?
8.The root agricultur relates to farming. Explain how this clue helps you understand the word agriculture.
9.A classmate says that disagreeable must mean “able to carry” because it ends with -able. Explain why this reasoning is not enough to work out the word’s meaning.
10.Create a new word detective clue: choose one word from this list—submarine, biology, nominate, agriculture, portable, biodegradable. Write the word, identify one meaningful part, and explain how that part helps reveal the word’s meaning.

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  • Latin Greek Roots Practice, page 1 of 2: Find the meaningful parts

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  • Latin Greek Roots Practice, page 2 of 2: Use clues in context

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