Grade 6 · English Language Arts · Unit 1 of 11
Roots & Analogies
Greek and Latin word parts
What your child practises
Using Greek and Latin roots (like “geo,” “aud” and “port”) to work out unfamiliar words, and completing analogies that compare word relationships.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: B2.1, B2.2 · word roots, morphology and vocabulary
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
Which word has a root that means “star”?
- astronomy
- inspect
- dehydrated
- geography
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astronomy
Hint: The root “astro” means “star,” and it's hiding in “astronomy.”
Question 2
Complete the analogy.
warm : hot :: cool :
- warm
- breeze
- cold
- sweater
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cold
Hint: Hot is a stronger form of warm. What is a stronger form of cool?
Question 3
Use the roots: what does “thermometer” mean?
- a tool that measures heat (temperature)
- a tool that measures sound
- a tool that measures water
- a tool that measures distance
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a tool that measures heat (temperature)
Hint: therm = heat, meter = measure.
Question 4
The Greek root “therm” appears in thermometer and thermos. What does it mean?
thermthermometer · thermos- heat
- sound
- carry
- pull
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heat
Hint: Think about what thermometer and thermos have in common. “therm” means “heat.”
Question 5
Use the roots: what does “audible” most likely mean?
- able to be carried
- loud enough to be heard
- hard to believe
- easy to see
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loud enough to be heard
Hint: aud = hear, and -ible means “able to be.”
Question 6
The Greek root “bio” appears in biography and autobiography. What does it mean?
biobiography · autobiography- circle or wheel
- life
- small
- build
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life
Hint: Think about what biography and autobiography have in common. “bio” means “life.”