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Match the following roots with their correct meanings:
Match the following roots with their correct meanings:
anglo = English ist = one who saur = lizard pithec = ape
Match the following Greek roots with their related words:
Match the following Greek roots with their related words:
calli = calligraphy cracy = democracy mania = kleptomania algia = neuralgia
Match the following Latin roots with their definitions:
Match the following Latin roots with their definitions:
terr = land jur = swear flu = flow mund = world
Match the following Latin and Greek roots with examples:
Match the following Latin and Greek roots with examples:
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Match the following Greek words with their meanings:
Match the following Greek words with their meanings:
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Match the following roots with their parts of speech:
Match the following roots with their parts of speech:
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Match the following roots with their corresponding related words:
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Match the roots with the concept they describe:
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Study Notes
Word Origins and Meanings
- Anglo (English): referring to someone who loves or favors things English, or someone who opposes England
- ist (one who): suffix indicating a person who does something
- saur (lizard): relating to lizards, often used in dinosaur names
- pithec (ape): relating to apes
- calli (beautiful): relating to beauty, often used in art terms
- austro (south): relating to the south
- cephalo (head): relating to the head, describing the head of an animal
- chiro (hand): relating to the hand, describing the hand of an animal or in the context of the practice of hand based treatments
- caust (burn): relating to burning or causing damage by fire
- terr (land): relating to landforms or the Earth
- cata (down): relating to downward movement, describing events beginning with a fall of sorts
- jur (swear): related to swearing or making legal promises.
- flu (flow): relating to the action or state of flowing, referring to flows of liquid or gas
- here (stick): relating to sticking or connecting
- pos (put): relating to placing or positioning
- mund (world): relating to the world or mundane matters
- cracy (government): suffix referring to a system of governance
- mania (madness): relating to madness or mental illness
- ize (make): suffix to make or transform something into a specific state
- antho (flower): relating to a flower
- algia (pain): relating to pain
- somn (sleep): relating to sleep
- quadr (four): relating to the number four
- err (wander): relating to wandering or not adhering to strict guidelines
- sine (without): meaning"without" or a state of lack.
Language Affiliations
- Words often have Latin or Greek origins. This list provides examples
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Test your knowledge of word origins and the meanings of various prefixes and suffixes. This quiz will challenge you to understand the roots of terms that often describe characteristics of animals, beauty, and land. Enhance your vocabulary while exploring the fascinating world of linguistics.
