Greek and Latin Roots
Across
- 3. earth; the root used in geography, the study of the earth
- 5. sound; this root appears in microphone and phonics
- 8. send; this root appears in mission and transmit
- 10. hear; this root appears in audience and audio
- 11. break; used in erupt or rupture
- 12. pull; used in tractor and attract
- 13. heat; used in thermometer and thermal
- 16. foot; used in words like pedestrian
- 18. carry; this root appears in transport and portable
- 20. throw; used in words like eject or reject
- 21. say or speak; used in dictionary and predict
- 23. look; used in inspect and spectator
- 24. light; used in photograph and photosynthesis
- 26. time; used in words about time and order of events
Down
- 1. life; this root appears in biology, the study of living things
- 2. shape; used in words like formation
- 4. see; this root appears in visible and vision
- 6. water; this root appears in hydrate and hydraulic
- 7. measure; the root meaning to measure something
- 9. write; this root appears in describe and manuscript
- 10. self; the root used in words like autobiography meaning “by oneself”
- 13. far; this root means distant and appears in telephone
- 14. small; used in words like microscope
- 15. study of; used in words like biology or geology
- 17. lead; this root appears in conduct and introduce
- 19. build; the root used in structure and construct
- 22. hundred; the root used in century and centimeter
- 23. look or see; used in words like microscope and telescope
- 24. mind; this root appears in psychology
- 25. write or record; used in words like paragraph or photograph