Greek and Latin Roots in Context
Grade 5 - Reading - On Level
Read the sentence. What does "motion" mean? "A sudden motion in the bushes made the campers jump back from the trail."
- to look at something closely and carefully
- the act of moving
- arranged in the order that things happened in time
- hard to believe because it is so amazing
Which root is inside "destruction"?
- spect
- bio
- struct
- cred
What does the root "spect" mean?
- look or watch
- time
- sound
- life
Which phrase from the sentence gives a clue to what "spectator" means? "Thousands of cheering spectators filled the stadium to watch the championship game."
- from the oldest to the newest
- used a flashlight ... closely
- so the whole team could hear ... from across the field
- filled the stadium to watch
The root "bio" means "life." Using that root, what does "biography" mean in this sentence? "The class read a biography that described the scientist's entire life from childhood to her final discovery."
- arranged in the order that things happened in time
- the act of moving
- the process of building something
- a written account of a person's life
Read the sentence. What does "biography" mean? "The class read a biography that described the scientist's entire life from childhood to her final discovery."
- a written account of a person's life
- a device that makes a voice sound louder
- the act of moving
- hard to believe because it is so amazing
Which root is inside "motion"?
- mob
- cred
- chron
- spect
What does the root "mob" mean?
- move
- heat
- believe
- look or watch
Which phrase from the sentence gives a clue to what "biography" means? "The class read a biography that described the scientist's entire life from childhood to her final discovery."
- from the new bridge
- described the scientist's entire life
- check whether I had a fever
- from the oldest to the newest
Which other word also contains the root "struct" (meaning "build")?
- destruction
- inspect
- credible
- mobile