Which root means relating to light?

The root __________ means stars.

Which root means shape?

If a lamp emits light, it __________ light.

Humans are bipedal, which means we have two __________.

If Josie says the painting is spectacular, she means it ___________ beautiful.

Dictation is the act of speaking words that someone else writes down of a machine records. A dictionary is a book that lists the words of one language in alphabetical order and gives information about their meanings.

If the prefix contra- means "against," what does the word "contradict" mean?

If you're writing a book about yourself, you're writing an autobiography.

If this book becomes a best seller, you might be asked for your autograph.

The word "autograph" is made up of two roots. Using your knowledge of the meaning of the root "aut," infer the meaning of the root "graph."

Pedaling for hours on your bike might make your feet hurt.

A podiatrist is a doctor who'll make your feet feel better.

Which word means "an animal that has four feet"?

These days, almost everyone has a portable phone.

Transportation can take the form of a plane, train or car travel.

Which word means "to send out goods to be sold in another country"?

Use a telescope if you want to look at the moon or stars.

Use a telephone if you want to talk to a relative who lives in another state (or even next door).

What is the meaning of the word "television"?

The officials inspected the field before the game began.

Spectators are the people sitting in the stands at the game.

A "spectacle" is a kind of performance that...

What is the formula for success?

In order to be accepted by others, people conform to society.

What does "formless" mean?

The tempo changed from fast to slow in the middle of the song.

A temporary solution only works for the time being; it doesn't last.

If DJ Vanessa only plays "uptempo" music, this means she...

When you take a photograph, you're "writing down," or recording, an image.

A piece of writing might be accompanied by an illustration, or a graphic.

What does "choreograph" mean?

A photograph is created when an image is focused on light sensitive material, like film, to make a permanent picture.

Teachers photocopy tests and worksheets.

"Photosynthesis" is a scientific process that...

A missive is a form of written communication, usually a letter.

You need permission to park your car in a certain place.

If you "transmit" a message, you...

If you want to measure how hot or cold something is, just use a thermometer.

If you want to measure how far your car has traveled, check the odometer.

A "gasometer" is used for holding and ____________ gas.

If you want to study stars, planets and asteroids, then you might become an astronomer.

The symbol * is called an asterisk since it looks like a star.

What would we call someone who travels into space among the stars?

Megaphones are used by cheerleaders, police officers or someone speaking to a large crowd.

A telephone lets you hear the voices of people who are far away.

If the root "caco" means "bad," a "cacophonous" piece of music most likely...

So we've finally come to the end of this song, the finale.

Finally, can you see how much you've learned about roots?

If the prefix "in-" means "not," what is the definition of "infinite"?

More than half of English words come from Latin, and another 5% come from Greek. These words are formed by taking a Greek or Latin root and adding prefixes, suffixes or both. A root is a word from which other words are formed. Some roots can stand as words all by themselves. Others always need prefixes or suffixes added to them. When you know the meaning of Greek and Latin roots, you can use them to figure out the meaning of words.

For example, aqua is a root word that means "water." -Tic is a suffix that means "relating to or characterized by." So aquatic means "living of found near water" or "of or relating to things that live near water." A fish is an aquatic animal.

According to the text, what is true about roots?

AUTOMATIC

ADDICTIVE

FORMATION

MILLIMETER

DYNAMITE

IMPORT

________ALING

CON________RARY

________ONOMY

IN________ITY

CHOREO________

________SYNTHESIS