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Checkup Day: Greek and Latin Word Clues

Grade 5 word roots practice: use Greek and Latin roots and affixes such as aud, vis, port, tele- and -meter to figure out new words.

Grade 5ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.5.4.b

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1 Common Core standard
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12 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students match common Greek and Latin roots and affixes to their meanings.
Students use roots and affixes as clues to the meanings of unfamiliar words.
Students sort and choose words by the meanings of their roots.

How to use

Go over the word parts and example words in the first section together. Then have students finish the sheet on their own and underline the word part that helped with each answer.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.5.4.b

Use common grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to word meaning, such as photograph and photosynthesis.

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Checkup Day: Greek and Latin Word Clues

Use roots and affixes to figure out what new words mean.

Know the word parts

Each word part comes from Greek or Latin. Use the example words in parentheses as clues.

It is Checkup Day at Cedar Hill Elementary. Nurse Okafor has set up stations in the gym for eye tests, hearing tests and more. Many of the words students hear today are built from old Greek and Latin word parts. If you know what the parts mean, you can figure out words you have never seen before.

Match each root to its meaning.