Students fix root definition errors for port, struct, and tele. Part A corrects three sentences misdefining port as to build, tele as to build, and struct as far. Part B has four fill-in-the-blank questions for the meanings of port, struct, and tele. Part C has two short-answer questions applying struct to destruction and port to transport.
Short-answer application questions require students to construct meaning from root parts rather than simply recall a definition.
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Greek and Latin Roots
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The root "port" means "to build," so a portable chair can be built anywhere.
Rewrite: The root "port" means "to carry," so a portable chair can be carried anywhere.
2. Fix the sentence:
A telescope helps you build things far away because "tele" means build.
Rewrite: A telescope helps you see things far away because "tele" means far.
3. Fix the sentence:
The root "struct" means "far," so to construct means to put far away.
Rewrite: The root "struct" means "to build," so to construct means to build something.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The root "port" means to carry .
2. The root "struct" means to build .
3. The root "tele" means far .
4. A telephone lets you hear sounds from far away.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Use the root "struct" to explain the meaning of the word destruction.
Since "struct" means to build and "de-" means to undo, destruction means tearing down or ruining something that was built.
2. Why is the word "transport" related to the root "port"?
Transport means to carry something from one place to another. The root "port" means to carry, and "trans" means across.
Greek and Latin Roots
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The root "port" means "to build," so a portable chair can be built anywhere.
Rewrite: The root "port" means "to carry," so a portable chair can be carried anywhere.
2) Fix the sentence:
A telescope helps you build things far away because "tele" means build.
Rewrite: A telescope helps you see things far away because "tele" means far.
3) Fix the sentence:
The root "struct" means "far," so to construct means to put far away.
Rewrite: The root "struct" means "to build," so to construct means to build something.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The root "port" means to carry .
2) The root "struct" means to build .
3) The root "tele" means far .
4) A telephone lets you hear sounds from far away.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Use the root "struct" to explain the meaning of the word destruction.
Since "struct" means to build and "de-" means to undo, destruction means tearing down or ruining something that was built.
2) Why is the word "transport" related to the root "port"?
Transport means to carry something from one place to another. The root "port" means to carry, and "trans" means across.
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