Greek and Latin Roots Worksheet (Grade 5)
Free printable Greek and Latin roots worksheet for Grade 5. Students match common roots (tele, port, struct, graph, dict) to their meanings using real example words. Includes an answer key.
Grade 5 · Phonics worksheet
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Greek and Latin Roots (Grade 5)
A root is a word part that carries meaning. Knowing a root helps you read and understand every word built on it. Read the example words, then circle what each root means.
- 1.The Greek root "phon" appears in phonics, microphone, symphony. What does "phon" mean?
- a) heat
- b) to write or draw
- c) sound
- 2.The Latin root "dict" appears in predict, dictionary, contradict. What does "dict" mean?
- a) far, distant
- b) to say or speak
- c) to measure
- 3.The Latin root "struct" appears in construct, structure, instruct. What does "struct" mean?
- a) to build
- b) to write or draw
- c) small
- 4.The Greek root "micro" appears in microscope, microphone, microwave. What does "micro" mean?
- a) to build
- b) heat
- c) small
- 5.The Greek root "auto" appears in automatic, autograph, autobiography. What does "auto" mean?
- a) to look at or watch
- b) self
- c) far, distant
- 6.The Greek root "tele" appears in telephone, telescope, television. What does "tele" mean?
- a) sound
- b) to measure
- c) far, distant
- 7.The Greek root "bio" appears in biology, biography, biodegradable. What does "bio" mean?
- a) life
- b) small
- c) to measure
- 8.The Greek root "graph" appears in autograph, paragraph, photograph. What does "graph" mean?
- a) to write or draw
- b) to build
- c) to measure
- 9.The Greek root "scope" appears in telescope, microscope, periscope. What does "scope" mean?
- a) sound
- b) far, distant
- c) to look at or watch
- 10.The Greek root "therm" appears in thermometer, thermos, thermal. What does "therm" mean?
- a) to carry
- b) to measure
- c) heat
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Accuracy and sources
These references support the historical wording and answer key on this worksheet.
- Online Etymology Dictionary — Root origins and meanings (tele, port, struct, graph, dict and others) cross-checked against etymonline entries.
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary — Syllable divisions follow the headword breaks shown in Merriam-Webster.