Latin Roots

Question 0

Ang

Answer 0

bend
Angle, triangle, angular
A triangle is a shape with three bends in it.

Question 1

Act

Answer 1

do
Activate, actor, interact
You need to activate your phone to make it do what you want.

Question 2

Aud

Answer 2

hear
Auditory, audio, auditorium
If you are an auditory learner, then you learn best when you hear info.

Question 3

Cip

Answer 3

take, receive
Participate, discipline, anticipate
He wanted to take part and participate in the game.

Question 4

Clar

Answer 4

clear
Clarity, clarify, declaration
He clearly declared what he wanted.

Question 5

Cline

Answer 5

lean
Recline, incline, decline
He leaned back in the reclining chair.

Question 6

Clud

Answer 6

shut
Exclude, conclude, seclude
The student was shut out and excluded from the club.

Question 7

Duc,duct

Answer 7

lead
Conduct, introduction, conduct
The conductor lead the orchestra.

Question 8

Fac

Answer 8

make, do
Factory, manufacture, fact
The factory will make the products for the store.

Question 9

Credit

Answer 9

believe
Credit, incredible, incredulous
The teacher gave his student extra credit so he believed he worked.

Question 10

Flect/flex

Answer 10

bend
Reflection, flexible, reflector
The reflector bent the light to bounce back.

Question 11

Form

Answer 11

shape
Formation, reform, format
Their formation was a pyramid shape.

Question 12

Fract/frag

Answer 12

break
Fraction, fragment, fracture
The fraction broke up the big number.

Question 13

Fig

Answer 13

form

Figure, figment, configuration, disfigure, effigy

Question 14

Fric

Answer 14

rub
Friction, fabric
She rubbed her hands together to cause friction and heat.

Question 15

Firm

Answer 15

securely fixed
Confirmation, affirm, firmament
He confirmed their fixed deal.

Question 16

Grad/gress

Answer 16

step
Graduate, progress
When you graduate, you take a big step forward.

Question 17

Greg

Answer 17

gather
Gregarious, segregate
A gregarious person is social and like people to gather around.

Question 18

Loc

Answer 18

place
Locate, local, location
He found the perfect location to place his camping tent.

Question 19

Man

Answer 19

hand
Manicure, human, manage
A manicure is painting the nails on your hand.

Question 20

Funct

Answer 20

perform
Function, disfunction
When something is functioning it performs well.

Question 21

Miss

Answer 21

send
Missile, mission, admission
The officer wanted to send him on a mission.

Question 22

Ped

Answer 22

foot
Pedicure, pediatrician, pedometer
A pediatrician is a foot doctor.

Question 23

Pop

Answer 23

people
Population, popular, popularity
The population decreased when people died.

Question 24

Port

Answer 24

carry Airport, portable, portrait The portable tv was easy to carry.

Question 25

Migr

Answer 25

move Migrate, migration, immigrate Birds migrate and move south for the winter.

Question 26

Sign

Answer 26

mark Signal, design, designate The designated parking spot was marked with a handicapped picture.

Question 27

Spec

Answer 27

see Inspector, spectrum, respect The inspectors needed to see the damage.

Question 28

Tract

Answer 28

pull, drag Tractor, traction, contract The tractor pulled the heavy load.

Question 29

Vac

Answer 29

empty Vacant, vacuum, vacation The vacant space was empty.

Question 30

Rupt

Answer 30

break Erupt, disrupt, rupture The glass ruptured and broke into tiny pieces.

Question 31

Volv

Answer 31

roll Revolve, evolve, involve The dancer had to roll and revolved her body.

Question 32

Fid

Answer 32

faith | fidelity, confidence, infidel, bona fide

Question 33

Div

Answer 33

divide | divide, dividend, division, divorce, divisible

Question 34

Doc

Answer 34

teach | doctrine, document, docile, doctor, indoctrinate

Question 35

Vid

Answer 35

see Video, evidence, divide The video let us see what the teacher was talking about.

Question 36

Apt, ept

Answer 36

suitable | aptitutde, ineptitude, adept, inept, apt

Question 37

Agri

Answer 37

field | agriculture, agrarian, agronomy

Question 38

Brev

Answer 38

short | abbreviation, brevity, breve

Question 39

Belli

Answer 39

war | bellicose, antebellum, belligerent, rebellion

Question 40

Cede, ceed

Answer 40

go, yield | proceed, exceed, antecedent, concede, succeed

Question 41

Cap

Answer 41

head | cap, captain, capital, decapitate, caput

Question 42

Cide, cise

Answer 42

cut, kill | suicide, scissor, incisor, insecticide, homicide

Question 43

Cert

Answer 43

sure | certain, certify, ascertain, certificate