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Greek & Latin Roots
3rd-5th Grade Sample List Florida's BEST Standards
Root | Meaning and Example |
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Root: ant, anti | against, opposed to, preventative ex: antagonist, antibiotic |
Root: aqua | water ex: aquarium, aquatic |
Root: aud | to hear ex: audiobook, audience |
Root: auto | self ex: autobiography, autograph |
Root: bio | life ex: biology, biography |
Root: cent | one hundred ex: century, percent |
Root: chron | time ex: chronological, chronic |
Root: cir/circum | around ex: circumference, circumstance, circular |
Root: duc/duct | lead, make ex: deduce, produce, educate |
Root: form | shape ex: formation, format |
Root: geo | earth ex: geography, geology |
Root: graph | write ex: autograph, graphic |
Root: hetero | different ex: heteronym, heterogeneous |
Root: homo | same ex: homonym, homogeneous |
Root: logy | study of ex: biology, zoology |
Root: mal | bad ex: malfunction, malpractice, maleficence |
Root: meter/metr | measure ex: thermometer, perimeter |
Root: micro | small ex: microscope, microphone |
Root: mono | one ex: monologue, monotonous |
Root: multi | many ex: multimedia, multitask |
Root: photo | light ex: photograph, photosynthesis |
Root: port | to carry ex: import, transportation |
Root: scope | viewing instrument microscope, telescrope |
Root: spect | to look ex: inspection, spectator |
Root: tele | far off ex: television, telephone |
Root: vid/vis | to see ex: visual, video |