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Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes Review Weeks 1 - 5

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

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Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes Review Weeks 1 - 5

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  1. Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes ReviewWeeks 1 - 5 The next challenge will be on Tuesday November 30th, 2011. It will have 10questions. 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 Florence School District #3 November, 2010

  2. Match the root or affix to it’s meaning: aves -tion mono micro endo inside one bird Changes verbs to nouns small

  3. What kind of animal belongs to the classification Aves? birds

  4. What job would an aviator do? Drive rental cars Drive race cars Fly aircraft Test sunglasses

  5. Aviculture is the Keeping and rearing of birds Designing aircraft Growing food in the sky Keeping and rearing of lions

  6. Avionics is the design, repair, and use of sunglasses Rental cars desert plants Radios and other electronics on aircraft

  7. What suffix (ending) is added to a verb to change it into a noun that names the action? -ion, -tion, or -ation

  8. Change the verb “respire” into a noun that names the process of breathing. respiratory respiration respiring respires

  9. Change the verb “transform” into a noun that names the process of changing. transformation transforming transducer transformed

  10. The worship of one god Polytheism Tritheism Ditheism Monotheism

  11. What is a prefix that means “one” or “single”? mono-

  12. Carbon Monoxide CO2 CO 1CO2 CO3

  13. Match the root or affix to it’s meaning: pyro mania carn vorous phobos fear meat, flesh fire crazy, madness To eat

  14. What does it mean if a person has pyrophobia? They have a fear of fire.

  15. What is the meaning of “vorous”? Use a word in a sentence that has this root in it. To eat Lions are ferocious carnivores that hunt their prey in groups known as prides.

  16. Make up a term that describes a person that has an obsession with eating meat. carnivoramaniac

  17. Match the root to affix to it’s meaning: ortho arthro Exo- Endo Calc- Hard, pebble Outside, outer straight joint inside

  18. How is an orthodontist different from a regular dentist? An orthodontist specializes in straightening teeth.

  19. What is the meaning of the term “arthritis”? A crab that bites A spider that spins webs A disease of the joints Blocked arteries

  20. If there was a job title called “exodontist”, what would that person most likely do? Studies dinosaur teeth A dentist that works on non-human animals A dentist that exorcises ghost teeth A dentist that removes teeth

  21. 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.

  22. A baby’s bones are soft because they have not yet completely __________. exofied hydrofied calcified endofied

  23. 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

  24. A dam is used to produce what kind of power? nuclear geothermal hydrothermal hydroelectric

  25. Which layer of skin does “epidermis” refer to? deepest surface middle subcutaneous

  26. Convection refers to heat…. carried with a gas or fluid carried away from a fluid released from a gas or fluid released from a fluid into a gas

  27. Rabies is a disease carried by some mammals like dogs and cats. Which of the following is a true statement? Explain. Rabies is a vector The disease is a vector Dogs and cats are vectors Mammals are not vectors

  28. Use a form of the root acidius correctly in a sentence Acid, acidic, acidity Because of it’s acidity, Coke will dissolve the enamel on your teeth. The man’s acidic remarks hurt the woman’s feelings.

  29. 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

  30. Pneumatic brakes on a truck use what substance? air gasoline oil wall

  31. Pyrosis likely refers to what? A heart attack Heartburn Starting a fire Putting out a fire

  32. A microscope would be used to look at which of these things? stars moon rocks bacteria

  33. 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).

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