This set zooms in on three root families — rupt, dict, and ject — and the everyday words built from them. You'll work out why interrupt means to break into a conversation, how a dictionary lists words, what happens when something is ejected, and why an abrupt change feels sudden. Verdict, injection, dictate, and project also make appearances, and a matching section pairs each root with words like Audience, Erupt, Predict, and Reject.
Seeing roots cluster into word families is what makes vocabulary stick — one root, many words, all connected.
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Greek and Latin Roots
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The word "interrupt" means to break into a conversation.
2. A dictionary is a book where words and their meanings are listed .
3. To eject something means to throw it out.
4. A volcano erupts when hot lava breaks through the surface.
5. When you dictate a letter, you say the words aloud for someone to write.
6. An injection is when medicine is pushed into the body with a needle.
7. Something that is abrupt happens suddenly without warning.
8. A verdict is the final decision made by a judge or jury.
9. To project your voice means to send it outward so everyone can hear.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
rupt (break)
→ Erupt
Audience
dict (say)
→ Predict
Erupt
ject (throw)
→ Reject
Predict
aud (hear)
→ Audience
Reject
Greek and Latin Roots
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The word "interrupt" means to break into a conversation.
2) A dictionary is a book where words and their meanings are listed .
3) To eject something means to throw it out.
4) A volcano erupts when hot lava breaks through the surface.
5) When you dictate a letter, you say the words aloud for someone to write.
6) An injection is when medicine is pushed into the body with a needle.
7) Something that is abrupt happens suddenly without warning.
8) A verdict is the final decision made by a judge or jury.
9) To project your voice means to send it outward so everyone can hear.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
rupt (break)
→ Erupt
Audience
dict (say)
→ Predict
Erupt
ject (throw)
→ Reject
Predict
aud (hear)
→ Audience
Reject
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