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Latin Roots: port, rupt, spect, dict and More
Learn Latin roots like port, rupt, spect, dict, struct and aud, and use them to work out new words.
- 🎓 Grades 4–8
- 📖 ELA
- 📐 L.4.4.B
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What does the Latin root "port" mean, as in "transport"?
- A build
- B see
- C write
- D carry
What does the Latin root "rupt" mean, as in "erupt"?
- A build
- B carry
- C flow
- D break
What does the Latin root "spect" mean, as in "inspect"?
- A hear
- B look
- C speak
- D hold
What does the Latin root "dict" mean, as in "dictate"?
- A write
- B read
- C look
- D say or speak
What does the Latin root "scrib" mean, as in "scribble"?
- A draw
- B say
- C write
- D carry
What does the Latin root "struct" mean, as in "construct"?
- A build
- B cut
- C pull
- D break
What does the Latin root "tract" mean, as in "tractor"?
- A push
- B drive
- C build
- D pull
What does the Latin root "vis" mean, as in "visible"?
- A see
- B hear
- C touch
- D live
What does the Latin root "aud" mean, as in "audio"?
- A hear
- B see
- C sing
- D say
What does the Latin root "ject" mean, as in "eject"?
- A throw
- B look
- C break
- D pull
What does the Latin root "aqua" mean, as in "aquarium"?
- A fish
- B air
- C water
- D glass
What does the Latin root "terr" mean, as in "territory"?
- A water
- B sky
- C land or earth
- D border
What does the Latin root "mit" mean, as in "transmit"?
- A keep
- B break
- C take
- D send
What does the Latin root "duct" mean, as in "conduct"?
- A carry
- B build
- C break
- D lead
What does the Latin root "fract" mean, as in "fraction"?
- A whole
- B add
- C break
- D count
What does the Latin root "cred" mean, as in "credible"?
- A know
- B money
- C believe
- D doubt
What does the Latin root "ped" mean, as in "pedal"?
- A foot
- B hand
- C wheel
- D push
What does the Latin root "manu" mean, as in "manual"?
- A foot
- B work
- C hand
- D book
What does the Latin root "voc" mean, as in "vocal"?
- A voice or call
- B write
- C hand
- D see
What does the Latin root "cent" mean, as in "century"?
- A hundred
- B ten
- C thousand
- D year
What does the Latin root "ann" mean, as in "annual"?
- A ring
- B day
- C month
- D year
What does the Latin root "multi" mean, as in "multiply"?
- A add
- B one
- C many
- D half
What does the Latin root "trans" mean, as in "transport"?
- A under
- B before
- C across
- D around
What does the Latin root "bene" mean, as in "benefit"?
- A money
- B give
- C bad
- D good
What does the Latin root "mal" mean, as in "malfunction"?
- A working
- B small
- C good
- D bad
Which word means "able to be seen"?
- A credible
- B portable
- C visible
- D audible
Which word means "easy to carry"?
- A visible
- B credible
- C audible
- D portable
Which word means "to break out suddenly"?
- A transport
- B inspect
- C construct
- D erupt
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