Vocabulary Building: Understanding Greek and Latin Roots in English Words Quiz

The root tele means 'far,' and the ending -scope means 'see' or 'look.' Therefore, a telescope is a tool used to look at objects that are far away (in the distance).

The Latin root aqua is the basis for many English words related to water, such as aquarium, aquatic, and aqueduct.

This is true. Photo means 'light,' and graph means 'write/draw.' A photograph is an image drawn or captured using light.

The root port means 'to carry,' and the suffix -able means 'able to be.' Therefore, something portable is able to be carried.

Geometry is the math of shapes on the Earth. Geography is the writing/drawing (graph) of the Earth. Geology is the study (logy) of the Earth.

The root auto means 'self,' and graph means 'write.' An autograph is literally the writing of one's own name (a signature).

The root ped (Latin) or pod (Greek) means 'foot.' Words like pedal, pedestrian, and tripod all contain this root.

This is true. The root bene means 'good,' and something beneficial produces a good or favorable result.

The root micro means 'small,' and -scope means 'see.' A microscope is a tool used to see things that are too small to see with the naked eye.

The Latin root audi (in audio) and the Greek root phone (in phone) both mean 'sound' or 'voice.'

Since dict means 'to say,' a dictionary is a collection of spoken words and the meaning that is 'said' about them.

The root therm is found in words related to heat or temperature, such as thermometer, thermal, and thermos.

This is true. The prefix bi is derived from Latin and means 'two,' referring to the two wheels on a bicycle.

Struct means 'to build.' Destroy comes from the root, meaning to undo or take down what was built. Construct means to build something.

Telescope and microscope are used to see far or small things. A periscope allows one to see around (peri) a corner or above the water.

The root cap means 'to take' or 'to seize.' To capture means to take and hold something or someone.

The Latin root vid or vis means 'to see.' A video is a recording intended to be watched or seen.

This is true. The prefix re- means 'again' or 'back,' and form means 'shape.' To reform is to change or shape something again for the better.

The root chron means 'time.' Chronological order means arranging things according to the sequence or order of time.

The root dem (in demographic) means 'people.' The root human also relates to people. Manual relates to the hand (manus). Pedestrian relates to the foot (ped).