Directions
A root is part of a word that has a meaning of its own. Many roots come from ancient Latin and Greek words.
You can figure out words you don’t know by looking inside them for the roots you do know. In this lesson, we’ll work with five common roots.
Type one root in the box to fill the blank in each sentence.
Root Meaning
auto self
bio life
spec to look
magni great, big
nym name or word