greek and latin roots and affixes review weeks 1 - 5
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Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes Review Weeks 1 - 5. The next challenge will be on Tuesday November 30 th , 2011. It will have 10 questions. The name of every student that makes an A will be put in a drawing for a prize. J. Paul Truluck Middle School Science Department - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Greek and Latin Roots and
Affixes ReviewWeeks 1 - 5
J. Paul Truluck Middle SchoolScience Department
Florence School District #3November, 2010
The next challenge will be on Tuesday November 30th, 2011.
It will have 10 questions.
The name of every student that makes an A will be put in a drawing for a prize.
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Match the root or affix to it’s meaning:
aves
-tion
mono
micro
endo
inside
one
bird
Changes verbs to nouns
small
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What kind of animal belongs to the classification Aves?
birds
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What job would an aviator do?
A. Drive rental carsB. Drive race carsC. Fly aircraftD. Test sunglasses
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Aviculture is the
A. Keeping and rearing of birds
B. Designing aircraftC. Growing food in the skyD. Keeping and rearing of
lions
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Avionics is the design, repair, and use of
A. sunglassesB. Rental carsC. desert plantsD. Radios and other
electronics on aircraft
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What suffix (ending) is added to a verb to change it into a noun that names the action?
-ion, -tion, or -ation
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Change the verb “respire” into a noun that names the process of breathing.
A. respiratoryB. respirationC. respiringD. respires
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Change the verb “transform” into a noun that names the process of changing.
A. transformationB. transformingC. transducerD. transformed
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The worship of one god
A. PolytheismB. TritheismC. DitheismD. Monotheism
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What is a prefix that means “one” or “single”?
mono-
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Carbon Monoxide
A. CO2
B. COC. 1CO2
D. CO3
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Match the root or affix to it’s meaning:
pyro
mania
carn
vorous
phobos
fear
meat, flesh
fire
crazy, madness
To eat
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What does it mean if a person has pyrophobia?
They have a fear of fire.
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What is the meaning of “vorous”? Use a word in a sentence that has this root in it.
To eatLions are ferocious carnivores that hunt their prey in groups known as
prides.
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Make up a term that describes a person that has an obsession with eating meat.
carnivoramaniac
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Match the root to affix to it’s meaning:
ortho
arthro
Exo-
Endo
Calc-
Hard, pebble
Outside, outer
straight
joint
inside
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How is an orthodontist different from a regular dentist?
An orthodontist specializes in straightening
teeth.
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What is the meaning of the term “arthritis”?
A. A crab that bitesB. A spider that spins websC. A disease of the jointsD. Blocked arteries
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If there was a job title called “exodontist”, what would that person most likely do?A. Studies dinosaur teethB. A dentist that works on non-
human animalsC. A dentist that exorcises
ghost teethD. A dentist that removes teeth
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In math we “calculate” things. Why do you think “calculate” has the same root word as Calcium?
The root word “calc” means hard or pebble. Calcium is an element that is hard. In ancient times people used hard pebbles as a way to
keep track when they were counting things.
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A baby’s bones are soft because they have not yet completely __________.
A. exofiedB. hydrofiedC. calcifiedD. endofied
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Match the root to affix to it’s meaning:
acidius
Epi-
Con-
Vect-
electricus
Involving electricity
With
Sour, Sharp, pH < 7
on, upon, over
To carry
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A dam is used to produce what kind of power?
A. nuclearB. geothermalC. hydrothermalD. hydroelectric
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Which layer of skin does “epidermis” refer to?
A. deepestB. surfaceC. middleD. subcutaneous
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Convection refers to heat….
A. carried with a gas or fluidB. carried away from a fluidC. released from a gas or fluidD. released from a fluid into a
gas
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Rabies is a disease carried by some mammals like dogs and cats. Which of the following is a true statement? Explain.
A. Rabies is a vectorB. The disease is a vectorC. Dogs and cats are vectorsD. Mammals are not vectors
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Use a form of the root acidius correctly in a sentence
Acid, acidic, acidityBecause of it’s acidity, Coke will
dissolve the enamel on your teeth.
The man’s acidic remarks hurt the woman’s feelings.
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Match the root to affix to it’s meaning:
-osis
Pneumo-
Micro-
Ultra
Vulcan
god of fire & metal working
Very small
Condition, state, disease
Air, breath, lung
Very, extreme, beyond
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Pneumatic brakes on a truck use what substance?
A. airB. gasolineC. oilD. wall
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Pyrosis likely refers to what?
A. A heart attackB. HeartburnC. Starting a fireD. Putting out a fire
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A microscope would be used to look at which of these things?
A. starsB. moonC. rocksD. bacteria
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
This is considered the longest word found in a non-technical dictionary.
Hypothesize what this word describes.
Ex. Any explanation that contains some of these descriptions: A condition (osis) of the lungs (pneumono) caused by very small (ultramicroscopic) volcanic (volcano) silica (silico) dust (coni).