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GreeK RooTs
Christian M. Esparza
6th Grade Language Arts
The prefix syn- comes from a Greek word and means
“with” or “together.” The suffix –ize creates a verb
form. If two people synchronize their watches, what
are they doing?
• cause to occur at unrelated times
• to cause to indicate the same time, as
one timepiece with another
• Separate and isolated times
Chron, chrono is a Greek root meaning “time.”
Adding the adjective suffix –ic makes a word that is
often used to describe disease. What do you think
chronic disease is?
• A disease of long duration.
• A disease of a short duration.
• An acute disease which speedly
terminates.
The Greek root hydr, hydro means “water.” The
suffix –ant is used to create a noun. What does fire
hydrant mean?
• Fire made from water
• Water made of fire
• an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle,
or other outlet, usually in the street,
for drawing water from a main or
service pipe
Another common Greek root, arch, archy, means
“ruler” or “leader.” What would the word monarch
mean?
• Two rulers or leaders
• Three rulers or leaders
• A sole and absolute ruler of a state or
nation.
Conceived means “thought of.” Preconceived might
mean?
• To form a conception or opinion of
afterwards
• To form a conception or opinion of
beforehand
• Something on the brain
A common Greek root is pod, which means “foot.”
How many feet does a tripod have?
• It has five feet.
• It has three feet.
• It has one foot.
A Greek root that means “power” or “force” is dyn,
dyna. Adding an adjective suffix –ic to this root
creates the English adjective dynamic, which probably
means what?
• Vigorously active
• Not active
• Boring
Vend is an old word that means “to sell.” What
does a hot dog vendor do?
• He sells dogs.
•
He sells cats.
• He sells hot dogs.
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