Word Study—Latin Roots C
(Due_________)
Name______________________
Review: Latin A and B
Root
aud
bene
contra
cred
dict
duc, duct
equi
extra
fac
fig
Meaning
hear
well or good
against
believe or trust
say or speak
lead
equal
outside, in addition to
make
form
Root
flec
form
fract
init
ject
junct
man
mem
migr
miss
pop
port
Meaning
flex, bend
shape
break
begin, beginning
throw
join
hand
mind
move
send
people
carry
Activity One: Memorize these additional Latin roots and their meanings by writing the root in the last
column—
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
rupt
sign
spect
sta/stat
struct
trac/tract
urb
vid/vis
voc
volv
break
mark
look
stand
build
pull
city
see/view
voice
roll
Activity Two: Based on the meanings of the roots, write your best guess for what these words mean:
Word
erupt
signal
inspection
statue
construction
traction
suburbia
visibility
vocalize
revolve
Your definition
Activity Three: FROM MEMORY, write what each root means.
Root
rupt
sign
spect
sta/stat
struct
Meaning
Root
trac/tract
urb
vid/vis
voc
volv
Meaning
Activity Four: Circle the root in each word:
signet
static
vociferous
convoluted
stationary
signature
spectroscope
corruption
structure
vocal
construction
spectacles
visionary
urbanite
traction
rupture
urban
tractor
Activity Five: Based on what the roots mean, match the word with its most logical definition.
_____1. corruption
A. a seal used to mark official documents
_____2. signet
B. a building
_____3. spectroscope
C. a device used to observe (to look) at phenomena
_____4. static
D. standing still, stationary, unmoving
_____5. structure
E. someone who lives in the city
_____6. urbanite
F. seeing more, seeing ahead
_____7. vociferous
G. condition resulting from the breaking of rules
_____8. visionary
H. making an outcry with voice
Activity Six: Using the roots we’ve studied so far, create a new word that could mean the
following—
_____________________1. to look closely at a city
_____________________2. to see or view a mark
_____________________3. breaking a building
_____________________4. a machine that pulls and rolls
_____________________5. a voice that breaks