grade 5 root words definition and examples

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 Root words are basic parts of a word that carry the main meaning.
• 🌱 They often come from Latin or Greek.
💡 Knowing common root words helps you understand the meaning of many English words. 📝 Root words can be combined with prefixes (at the beginning) and suffixes (at the end) to create new words. 🌍 Some examples include:
• 'port' (meaning carry) in words like transport and portable.
• 'spect' (meaning look) in words like inspect and spectator.
• 'graph' (meaning write) in words like autograph and graphic.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. What does the root word 'bio' mean?
   1. Life
   2. Earth
   3. Water
   4. Fire
2. Which word contains the root 'photo', meaning light?
   1. Telephone
   2. Television
   3. Photograph
   4. Telescope
3. The root 'aqua' means what?
   1. Air
   2. Water
   3. Fire
   4. Earth
4. What does the root 'therm' signify?
   1. Cold
   2. Heat
   3. Light
   4. Sound
5. Which word includes the root 'scrib' or 'script', meaning to write?
   1. Describe
   2. Inspect
   3. Predict
   4. Erupt
6. What is the meaning of the root 'tele'?
   1. Near
   2. Far
   3. Big
   4. Small
7. Which word uses the root 'vis' or 'vid' meaning to see?
   1. Audible
   2. Visible
   3. Tactile
   4. Olfactory