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A Word-Part Compass for a Canyon Trip

Analyze Greek and Latin roots and affixes in a canyon travel blog, then apply the clues to related words.

Grade 6ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.6.4.b

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 6
Subject
ELA
Question types
Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use Greek and Latin roots to infer word meanings in context.
  • Students combine root and affix meanings to explain unfamiliar words.

How to use

Have students read the blog and consult the word-part reference as needed. Ask them to explain how both word parts and context support their answers.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.6.4.b

Use grade-level Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to word meaning, such as aud in audience, auditory, and audible.

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A Word-Part Compass for a Canyon Trip

Use Greek and Latin word parts to understand a family travel blog.

Read and Analyze

Read the family travel blog. Use the reference and the surrounding sentences to answer the questions.

What Fit in Our Canyon Day

1Before our family trip to the canyon, I, Zadie, pictured a place that would fit neatly into one photograph. Then we reached the first overlook. The opposite wall seemed impossibly far away, and each bend revealed another wall behind it. My younger brother, Rafi, lowered his camera. For once, neither of us had a caption ready.

2At the visitor center, Dad borrowed a portable audio guide for our walk. I slipped the small device into my jacket pocket and carried it along the trail. Its screen displayed a numbered list of stops. Rafi chose the first stop while Mom unfolded our paper map.

3Outside, a strong gust made the recording nearly inaudible. I could see the guide's timer moving, but I could barely hear the speaker's voice. We stepped behind a broad rock before restarting it. The recording asked us to inspect the canyon wall rather than simply glance at it. Looking closely, I noticed thin stripes that my first photograph had missed.

4Later, we tried to match our route to a diagram showing the area's geography. The drawing marked the river, cliffs, and side canyons instead of souvenir shops or parking spaces. Rafi traced our path with one finger. A distant turn in the river was invisible from where we stood because a ridge blocked our view. On the diagram, however, we could follow that turn easily.

5That evening, I reread my notes before posting them. My original heading, “A Quick Look,” no longer fit. I replaced it with “Learning Where to Look.” Dad suggested including every photograph, but I selected three and wrote captions explaining the details we had examined. Rafi added a final note: bring something to listen with, but leave time to look for yourself. I kept his suggestion, even though it meant sharing the last word.

Word-Part Reference
Word partMeaning
audhear
vissee
spectlook
portcarry
geoearth
graphwrite or record
micro-small
in- (in these words)not
re-again
pre-before
trans-across or from place to place
-able / -iblecapable of being
1.
In paragraph 2, what does portable suggest about the audio guide? Use port and -able as clues.
  • A. It is capable of recording a voice.
  • B. It is capable of showing a route.
  • C. It is capable of being carried.
  • D. It is capable of being heard.
2.
Underline the sentence from paragraph 2 that best confirms the meaning of portable in question 1.

At the visitor center, Dad borrowed a portable audio guide for our walk.I slipped the small device into my jacket pocket and carried it along the trail.Its screen displayed a numbered list of stops.Rafi chose the first stop while Mom unfolded our paper map.

3.
In paragraph 3, which meaning of inaudible follows from in-, aud, and -ible?
  • A. Not capable of being heard
  • B. Capable of being seen before
  • C. Capable of being heard again
  • D. Not capable of being carried
4.
A reader says inspect in paragraph 3 means “listen carefully.” Which correction uses the root most accurately?
  • A. It means hear carefully because aud means hear.
  • B. It means look carefully because spect means look.
  • C. It means carry carefully because port means carry.
  • D. It means record carefully because graph means record.
5.
In paragraph 4, geography describes a subject involving Earth's features. Which word part most directly connects the word to Earth?
  • A. vis, meaning see
  • B. geo, meaning earth
  • C. spect, meaning look
  • D. graph, meaning write or record
6.
In paragraph 4, invisible describes the river's distant turn. How does adding in- change visible?
  • A. It changes “can be seen” to “can be seen before.”
  • B. It changes “can be seen” to “can be seen again.”
  • C. It changes “can be seen” to “cannot be seen.”
  • D. It changes “can be seen” to “can be heard.”

Extend the Word Clues

Use the reference to analyze words in possible blog revisions and follow-up notes.

7.
Zadie adds this note: “We will prepay for parking before tomorrow's walk.” How does pre- help explain prepay?
  • A. It suggests being unable to pay for something.
  • B. It suggests paying for something a second time.
  • C. It suggests paying a very small amount.
  • D. It suggests paying for something before an event.
8.
In paragraph 5, Zadie reread her notes. Which proposed blog sentence uses re- with the same meaning?
  • A. We replayed the recording after dinner.
  • B. We reserved a room near the canyon.
  • C. We reached the overlook before lunch.
  • D. We relaxed after the long walk.
9.
Rafi writes, “A map with pictures would make this a visual guide.” Using vis, what does visual most likely mean?
  • A. Related to carrying equipment
  • B. Related to Earth's surface
  • C. Related to writing captions
  • D. Related to the sense of sight
10.
Match each word from a possible trip note to the meaning suggested by its word parts.
  1. transport: We needed a bus to transport our bags.
  2. rewrite: I will rewrite the unclear caption.
  3. audible: The guide's voice became audible.
  4. visible: The river became visible.
  1. A. Write again
  2. B. Capable of being seen
  3. C. Capable of being heard
  4. D. Carry from one place to another
11.
Zadie labels a close-up image a micrograph. Using micro- and graph, which meaning is most reasonable?
  • A. A device that carries recorded sound
  • B. An image that records something very small
  • C. A diagram that shows Earth's surface
  • D. A written account of an earlier trip
12.
A blog editor notices that inspect and spectator share spect. What meaning should both words contain a connection to?
  • A. Looking or watching
  • B. Carrying or moving
  • C. Hearing or listening
  • D. Writing or recording
13.
Zadie considers adding this sentence: “My first caption was inaccurate, so I replaced it.” Accurate means correct. Explain how in- changes accurate, then explain why the new sentence makes sense.

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