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Greek and Latin roots practice

Students practise Greek and Latin root meanings using short multiple-choice and short-answer questions, matching roots to word meanings (tele, graph, port, bio, aud, spect, struct) and choosing parts of longer words. Level: 4th grade.

By Edform · English language arts · Grade 4 · Published Oct 28, 2026 · New

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Questions

  1. What does the root tele mean in words such as telephone and telescope?
  2. A biography tells about a person's life. What does the root bio mean?
  3. A spectator watches a baseball game. Which meaning of spect helps explain the word spectator?
  4. In the word portable, which part is the root that means “carry”?
  5. Match each root to its meaning.
  6. Complete the sentence with the meaning of the root.
  7. Choose the meaning that best fits the root and context.
  8. Sort each word by the root meaning it includes: hearing (aud), seeing (spect), or building (struct).
  9. Put these steps in order to use a root and sentence clues to figure out an unfamiliar word.
  10. Decide whether each statement about roots is true or false.

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