Grade 5 · English Language Arts · Unit 6 of 10
Greek and Latin Roots
Word parts that unlock meaning
What your child practises
Learning common Greek and Latin roots (like tele = far, port = carry, rupt = break) and using them to figure out long words such as “spectator” or “interrupt.”
NWT Curriculum learning standard: Language features: word patterns and word families, including Greek and Latin roots (tele, graph, port, bio, struct, rupt…)
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Use the word parts. What does “thermometer” mean?
thermometer
therm (heat) + meter (measure)
- to throw or push something out
- arranged in time order
- loud enough to be heard
- a tool that measures how hot or cold something is
a tool that measures how hot or cold something is
Hint: Put the meanings of the parts together: therm (heat) + meter (measure).
Question 2
Which word has a root that means “look at”?
- thermal
- audible
- telescope
- erupt
telescope
Hint: The root “scope” means “look at.” Look for “scope” hiding inside one of the words.
Question 3
What does the root “vis” mean?
visvisible · vision · visual- self
- foot
- see
- hand
see
Hint: Think about what these words have in common: visible, vision, visual. The root “vis” means “see.”
Question 4
Which root do all three words share?
telephone • telescope • television
- tele
- manu
- chron
- graph
tele
Hint: Look for the letters that appear in all three words. Then think: what do telephone, telescope, television have in common in meaning?
Question 5
What does the root “aud” mean?
audaudience · audio · audible- write
- hear
- small
- land
hear
Hint: Think about what these words have in common: audience, audio, audible. The root “aud” means “hear.”
Question 6
Use the word parts. What does “audible” mean?
audible
aud (hear) + ible (able to be)
- having lost too much water
- loud enough to be heard
- living or growing in water
- to say what will happen before it happens
loud enough to be heard
Hint: Put the meanings of the parts together: aud (hear) + ible (able to be).