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Year 6 English · Greek and Latin roots

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. What does the root 'port' mean?
- ☐ (a) see
- ☐ (b) carry
- ☐ (c) write
2. Which word contains a root meaning 'hear'?
- ☐ (a) audible
- ☐ (b) visible
- ☐ (c) portable
3. What does 'biography' most likely mean?
- ☐ (a) a drawing of the earth
- ☐ (b) a written account of someone's life
- ☐ (c) a small living thing
4. Which word does NOT belong to the 'vis/vid' (see) family?
- ☐ (a) video
- ☐ (b) visual
- ☐ (c) audio
5. A 'telescope' is used to:
- ☐ (a) look at faraway things
- ☐ (b) hear quiet sounds
- ☐ (c) write messages
6. Which Greek root in 'autograph' means 'write'? Type it.
7. Which root in 'aquarium' means 'water'? Type it.
8. The root 'micro' means ____. Type one word.

Answer sheet

1. carry — 'Port' means carry, as in 'transport' and 'portable'.
2. audible — 'Aud' means hear; 'audible' means able to be heard.
3. a written account of someone's life — 'Bio' (life) + 'graph' (write) = writing about a life.
4. audio — 'Audio' comes from 'aud', meaning hear.
5. look at faraway things — 'Tele' (far) + 'scope' (look at).
6. graph — 'Graph' means write or draw.
7. aqua — 'Aqua' is Latin for water.
8. small — 'Micro' means small, as in 'microscope'.