The image presents a worksheet focused on Greek and Latin root words, their meanings, and related English words. The task involves completing the table by identifying the meaning of each root and providing examples of English words derived from those roots. Below is a detailed explanation and solution for the given problem.
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Step 1: Understand the Structure
The table is divided into three columns:
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Root: The Greek or Latin root word.
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Meaning: The meaning of the root.
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Examples: English words derived from the root.
The first row is already completed as an example:
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Root: chron
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Meaning: time
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Examples: chronology, chronic, chronicle
Your task is to fill in the remaining rows using the provided roots and their meanings.
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Step 2: Analyze Each Row
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Row 1 (Already Completed)
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Root: chron
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Meaning: time
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Examples: chronology, chronic, chronicle
This row serves as a reference for how to complete the other rows.
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Row 2
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Root: cine/
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Meaning: send
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Examples: remit, transmit, missile
Explanation:
- The root "cine/" comes from the Latin verb "mittere," meaning "to send."
- Examples like "remit" (send back), "transmit" (send across), and "missile" (something sent) all relate to the idea of sending.
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Row 3
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Root: co!
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Meaning: death
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Examples: mortuary, immortal, mortgage
Explanation:
- The root "co!" is actually "mort," which comes from the Latin word "mors" (death).
- Examples like "mortuary" (place for dead bodies), "immortal" (not subject to death), and "mortgage" (literally "death pledge") all relate to the concept of death.
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Row 4
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Root: cra
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Meaning: many
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Examples: multiply, multitude, multivitamin
Explanation:
- The root "cra" is actually "mult," which comes from the Latin word "multi" (many).
- Examples like "multiply" (increase in number), "multitude" (large group), and "multivitamin" (containing many vitamins) all relate to the idea of abundance or many.
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Step 3: Final Answer
Here is the completed table:
|
Root |
Meaning |
Examples |
|----------|-------------|--------------|
| chron | time | chronology, chronic, chronicle |
| cine/ | send | remit, transmit, missile |
| co! | death | mortuary, immortal, mortgage |
| cra | many | multiply, multitude, multivitamin |
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Final Answer Box
\boxed{
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
\textbf{Root} & \textbf{Meaning} & \textbf{Examples} \\
\hline
\text{chron} & \text{time} & \text{chronology, chronic, chronicle} \\
\hline
\text{cine/} & \text{send} & \text{remit, transmit, missile} \\
\hline
\text{co!} & \text{death} & \text{mortuary, immortal, mortgage} \\
\hline
\text{cra} & \text{many} & \text{multiply, multitude, multivitamin} \\
\hline
\end{array}
}
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