This easy-level worksheet has students fix sentence errors, fill in blanks, and write short answers to practice greek and latin roots skills.
It includes 9 questions across 3 sections for focused practice.
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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 "vis" means "to throw," so visible means something that can be thrown.
Rewrite: The root "vis" means "to see," so visible means something that can be seen.
2. Fix the sentence:
A spectator is someone who builds things because "spec" means to build.
Rewrite: A spectator is someone who watches things because "spec" means to look or see.
3. Fix the sentence:
The root "ject" means "to listen," so to inject means to listen carefully.
Rewrite: The root "ject" means "to throw," so to inject means to throw or push something in.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The root "vis" means to see .
2. The root "spec" means to look or observe.
3. The root "ject" means to throw .
4. A project is a plan or task that is thrown forward for others to work on.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. How does the root "spec" help you understand the word inspect?
The prefix "in-" means into and "spec" means to look, so inspect means to look into something closely or examine it carefully.
2. Use the root "ject" to explain what the word reject means.
The prefix "re-" means back and "ject" means to throw, so reject means to throw something back or refuse to accept it.
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 "vis" means "to throw," so visible means something that can be thrown.
Rewrite: The root "vis" means "to see," so visible means something that can be seen.
2) Fix the sentence:
A spectator is someone who builds things because "spec" means to build.
Rewrite: A spectator is someone who watches things because "spec" means to look or see.
3) Fix the sentence:
The root "ject" means "to listen," so to inject means to listen carefully.
Rewrite: The root "ject" means "to throw," so to inject means to throw or push something in.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The root "vis" means to see .
2) The root "spec" means to look or observe.
3) The root "ject" means to throw .
4) A project is a plan or task that is thrown forward for others to work on.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) How does the root "spec" help you understand the word inspect?
The prefix "in-" means into and "spec" means to look, so inspect means to look into something closely or examine it carefully.
2) Use the root "ject" to explain what the word reject means.
The prefix "re-" means back and "ject" means to throw, so reject means to throw something back or refuse to accept it.
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