Unit 3

aud, struct, vis, photo, therm

Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

On the Other Hand

Read the clues. The Latin or Greek root is hidden within the clues. Look for the
word parts that are the same in the boldface words.
1. Another Latin root for see. A television transports visual images into your home.
Vision is your sense of sight. Something that cannot be seen is invisible.
Latin root for see: ____ ____ ____
1

2. Greek root for heat. An oral thermometer takes your internal temperature. A
thermos keeps heat in. Raise or lower the thermostat to change the temperature
indoors.
Greek root for heat: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
4

3. L
 atin root for build. A building is a structure. A place where a building is being built
is a construction site. The infrastructure is the underlying inner framework of a
building or system.
Latin root for build: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
6

4. Latin root for hear. The people who go a concert make up the audience. You
listen to audio tracks through earphones. Something that is loud enough to hear
is audible.
Latin root for hear: ____ ____ ____
7

5. G
 reek root for light. A photograph is a picture made with light-sensitive film. Green
plants use photosynthesis to turn sunlight, water, and air into food to grow. A
photocopy machine uses light to make copies.
Greek root for light: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

BONUS

Write the numbered letters in the spaces below to spell out the Latin
phrase that means conversely or on the other hand.
____ ____ ____ ____
1

____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1

Use two roots to finish the sentence:

i ____
o ____ ____ ____ ____
u ____
a ____
l
Movies are my favorite ____ ____ ____ ____
form of entertainment.

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Unit
3
aud, struct, vis, photo, therm
Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

Cloze Call
Write the root that completes the unfinished word in each sentence.
1. Those who look terrific in pictures are very ________genic.
2. If I had X-ray ________ion, I could see through walls.
3. The room was too cold so he turned up the ________ostat.
4. Little kids like to con________ towers out of blocks.
5. The volume was so low it was in________ible.
Use an answer from above in a sentence of your own.
Underline the word with the root in your sentence.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Draw a picture for your sentence to help remind you of the words meaning.

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Unit 3

aud, struct, vis, photo, therm

Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

Word Search: Mystery Idiom

Read the clues. Write the answers on the lines.
1. This Greek root means heat. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
2. This Latin root means build. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
3. This Greek root means light. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
4. This Latin root means hear. ____ ____ ____
5. This Latin root means see. ____ ____ ____
Circle your answers in the puzzle. Search down, across, and on the diagonal.

BONUS

On the lines below, write the letters you did not circle in order from
left to right, top to bottom.
____ ____

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

This Latin idiom literally means "to the point of nausea," implying "to an excessive
degree." Use the idiom in a sentence.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

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Unit
3
aud, struct, vis, photo, therm
Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

Root Crossword Puzzle

Read the clues. Use the roots in the box below and what you know about them to
complete the puzzle.

Latin Roots

aud, struct, vis

Greek Roots

photo, therm

1.

2.

CLUES
ACROSS
1. This art form requires a camera.

3.

3. I wear glasses to correct this.

4. This will keep soup hot on a cold day.

4.

5. What you can't see is this.

5.

8. A building
6.

10. C
 ranes, diggers and other tools are
used in this.
DOWN
2. T
 he whole school met for an
assembly here.

7.

8.

9.

6. A duplicate
7. This will tell you if you have a fever.

10.

9. Listen to this.

On the back of this sheet, choose two or more words to use

in a single sentence.

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Unit 3

aud, struct, vis, photo, therm

Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

Word Cards
Complete the word cards.
Cut them out and tape or staple
them to index cards.

Latin Root aud

Means ______________________________
Words I know with aud:

On the back, illustrate one word for

each root.

1. Audience means _______________

Add the Root Picture Card (page 57)

from your teacher to the front or
back of the card.

3. Auditorium means _______________

greek Root photo

2. Audio means _______________

4. Other words I know with aud:
_____________________________________
GREEK Root therm

Means ______________________________

Means ______________________________

Words I know with photo:

Words I know with therm:

1. Photocopy means _______________

1. Thermometer means _______________

2. Photography means _______________

2. Thermos means _______________

3. Photosynthesis means _______________

3. Thermostat means _______________

4. Other words I know with photo:

4. Other words I know with therm:

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

LATIN Root struct

Latin Root vis

Means ______________________________

Means ______________________________

Words I know with struct:

Words I know with vis:

1. Structure means _______________

1. Vision means _______________

2. Construct means _______________

2. Invisible means _______________

3. Infrastructure means _______________

3. Visual means _______________

4. Other words I know with struct:

4. Other words I know with vis:

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

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Unit
4
act, mem, tact, cycl, graph
Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

My Bad!
Read the clues. The Latin or Greek root is hidden within the clues. Look for the
word parts that are the same in the boldface words.
1. Greek root for circle. A unicycle has one wheel. To use things again is to recycle
them. A cyclone is a storm with circling winds.
Greek root for circle: ____ ____ ____ ____
5

2. Latin root for do. An activity is something you do. Interaction is communication
between two or more people or things. To react is to do something or respond to an
action by someone or something else.
Latin root for do: ____ ____ ____
3

3. L
 atin root for recall. To remember means to retain or recall knowledge. A memorial
is a structure that honors the memory of a person or event.
Greek root for recall: ____ ____ ____
1

4. Latin root for touch. Things in contact are things that touch. Your sense of touch is
your tactile sense. Something that is intact is whole, with all the parts together.
Greek root for touch: ____ ____ ____ ____
7

5. G
 reek root for write. An autograph is your written name, your signature. The lead in
a pencil is graphite. A chart or diagram in a book is a graphic element.
Latin root for write: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
6

BONUS

Write the numbered letters on the spaces below to spell out the Latin
phrase that means my fault.
____ ____ ____
1

U ____ ____ ____

____ ____
4

BONUS BONUS

What genre of books includes the Latin root for life plus
one of the roots in this unit?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
What does the word literally mean? ____________________________________________

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Unit 4

act, mem, tact, cycl, graph

Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

Cloze Call
Write the root that completes the unfinished word in each sentence.
1. That ringtone means my mom is trying to con________ me.
2. Put the old newspapers in the re________ing bin.
3. This statue com________orates the end of a great war.
4. Nowadays, ________ors must also know how to sing and dance.
5. Can a ________ologist really tell all about you from your handwriting?
Use an answer from above in a sentence of your own.
Underline the word with the root in your sentence.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Draw a picture for your sentence to help remind you of the words meaning.

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Unit
4
act, mem, tact, cycl, graph
Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

Word Search: Mystery Root

Read the clues. Write the answers on the lines.
1. This Latin root means do. ____ ____ ___
2. This Greek root means write. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
3. This Greek root means circle. ____ ____ ____ ____
4. This Latin root means recall. ____ ____ ____
5. This Latin root means touch. ____ ____ ____ ____
Circle your answers in the puzzle. Search down, across, and on the diagonal.

BONUS

On the lines below, write the letters you did not circle in order from
left to right, top to bottom.
____ ____ ____

____ ____ ____ ____

This Latin phrase means by the day. What kinds of work might be paid one day
at a time? __________________________
Use the idiom in a sentence.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

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Unit 4

act, mem, tact, cycl, graph

Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

Root Crossword Puzzle

Read the clues. Use the roots in the box below and what you know about them to
complete the puzzle.

Latin Roots

act, mem, tact

Greek Roots

cycl, graph

CLUES

1.

ACROSS
2.

4. If one day you are famous,

people might ask you for this.

3.
4.

5. Whole
5.

8. Y
 ou should always wear a
helmet when you ride this.

7.

9. T
 o use things again rather
than throw them away.
10. Your sense of touch

6.

8.

9.

DOWN

10.

1. Do this to learn your part in the play.

2. The lead in a pencil
3. That statue is a war ______.
6. Sports might be your favorite after-school ______.
7. A performer in a play or movie

On the back of this sheet, write a sentence that includes two or more words from
the puzzle.

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Unit
4
act, mem, tact, cycl, graph
Name ______________________________________________________

Date _________________

Word Cards
Complete the word cards.
Cut them out and tape or staple
them to index cards.

Means ______________________________
Words I know with act:

On the back, illustrate one word for

each root.

1. Action means _______________

Add the Root Picture Card (page 58)

from your teacher to the front or
back of the card.

3. React means _______________

greek Root cycl

2. Activity means _______________

4. Other words I know with act:
_____________________________________
greek Root graph

Means ______________________________

Means ______________________________

Words I know with cycl:

Words I know with graph:

1. Cyclone means _______________

1. Autograph means _______________

2. Recycle means _______________

2. Graphic means _______________

3. Unicycle means _______________

3. Graphite means _______________

4. Other words I know with cycl:

4. Other words I know with graph:

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

greek Root mem

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Latin Root act

Latin Root tact

Means ______________________________

Means ______________________________

Words I know with mem:

Words I know with tact:

1. Commemorate means _______________

1. Contact means _______________

2. Memorial means _______________

2. Intact means _______________

3. Memorize means _______________

3. Tactile means _______________

4. Other words I know with mem:

4. Other words I know with tact:

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

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Units 3&4
REVIEW GAME 2

The Root of Baseball

Skill Identify roots and cognates

Number of Players Whole class
Object of the Game To name a cognate for a given root and use
it correctly in a sentence

Make the Game Cards

1. Duplicate the blank game cards (page 54) on card stock and give two to each student.
(You can also hand out index cards.) Have students select roots from Units 3 and 4
(pages 25 and 30). For each root, have students write the root and meaning of the root
on one card and three or four cognates on the other.
2. Collect the root cards and then the cognate cards. Set the cognate cards aside. Mix up
the root and definition cards and place them facedown in a pile.

Play the Game

1. The class plays as a single team, with the teacher as pitcher. Designate corners of the
room as home, first, second, and third bases. The pitcher sits in the middle of the room.
2. Students line up along the side of the room by home base. The first batter steps up to
the plate.
3. The pitcher turns over the first card and reads the root and its definition. The batter
selects single, double, triple, or home run. For each base, the batter must name a
cognate and use it correctly in a sentenceone for a single, two for a double, three
for a triple, and four for a home run. If the batter is correct, he or she advances. If
the batter is incorrect, the student scores an out. Players move from base to base as
batters correctly name cognates and use them in sentences. Each player who returns to
home plate scores a point for the class. Play until all students have had a turn at bat.
4. R
 ecord the date and number of runs and outs. Play again later in the week and compare
the scores.

More Ways to Play

Instead of reading the roots and definitions, use the cognate cards. Batters name the
root and what it means.
U
 se roots from Units 1 through 4.

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Game Cards
See directions for review games on pages 20, 31, 42, and 53.

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Unit 3

aud, photo, struct, therm, vis

Unit 3 Root Picture Cards

aud

photo

struct

therm

vis

aud

photo

struct

therm

vis

aud

photo

struct

therm

vis

aud

photo

struct

therm

vis

aud

photo

struct

therm

vis

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Unit
4
act, cycl, graph, mem, tact
Unit 4 Root Picture Cards

58

act

cycl

graph

mem

tact

act

cycl

graph

mem

tact

act

cycl

graph

mem

tact

act

cycl

graph

mem

tact

act

cycl

graph

mem

tact

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Answer Key

Unit 3
PAGE 21
1. vis 2. therm 3. struct 4. aud 5. photo
Bonus: Vice versa; audiovisual.
PAGE 22
1. photogenic 2. vision 3. thermostat
4. construct 5. inaudible
Sentences and pictures will vary.
PAGE 23
1. therm 2. struct 3. photo 4. aud 5. vis
Bonus: Ad nauseam; Sentences will vary.
PAGE 24
Across: 1. photography 3. vision 4. thermos
5. invisible 8. structure 10. construction
Down: 2. auditorium 6. photocopy
7. thermometer 9. audio
Sentences will vary.

Unit 4
PAGE 26
1. cycl 2. act 3. mem 4. tact 5. graph.
Bonus: Mea culpa
Bonus Bonus: biography; life written down
PAGE 27
1. contact 2. recycling 3. commemorates 4.
actors 5. graphologist
Sentences and pictures will vary.
PAGE 28
1. act 2. graph 3. cycl 4. mem 5. tact
Bonus: Per diem; Possible answers: substitute
teaching, acting, singing, construction work;
Sentences will vary.
PAGE 29
Across: 4. autograph 5. intact 8. bicycle
9. recycle 10. tactile
Down: 1. memorize 2. graphite
3. memorial 6. activity 7. actor
Sentences will vary.

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Master List
UNIT

ROOT

MEANING

aud (L)

hear

photo (G)

light

struct (L)

build

therm (G)

heat

thermometer, thermos, thermostat

vis (L)

see

television, vision, invisible, visual

act (L)

do

cycl (G)

circle

graph (G)

write

mem (L)

recall

tact (L)

touch

EXEMPLARS

PHRASES/IDIOMS

audible, audience, audio,

auditorium, inaudible
photocopy, photograph, photography,
photographic, photosynthesis
construct, construction,
infrastructure, structure

vice versa (conversely,

on the other hand)

action, actor, activity,

interaction, react
bicycle, cyclone recycle,
recycling, unicycle
autograph, graphite,
graphic, graphologist
commemorates, memorial,
memorize, memory, remember
contact, intact, tactile

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ad nauseam (to an
excessive degree;
literally, to nausea)

mea culpa
(my fault)

per diem
(by the day)