Vocabulary Root Words

Grade 6 · English · Flashcards

Learn common Latin and Greek root words to unlock the meaning of hundreds of English vocabulary words.

Flashcards

aud (Latin): Root meaning 'hear.' Examples: audible (able to be heard), audience, auditorium.
bene (Latin): Root meaning 'good' or 'well.' Examples: benefit, benevolent (kind-hearted), beneficial.
bio (Greek): Root meaning 'life.' Examples: biology (study of life), biography, biome.
chron (Greek): Root meaning 'time.' Examples: chronological, chronicle, synchronize.
dict (Latin): Root meaning 'say' or 'tell.' Examples: dictionary, dictate, predict, contradict.
geo (Greek): Root meaning 'earth.' Examples: geography, geology, geometry.
graph / gram (Greek): Root meaning 'write' or 'draw.' Examples: paragraph, autograph, telegram.
hydr (Greek): Root meaning 'water.' Examples: hydrogen, hydrate, hydroelectric.
mal (Latin): Root meaning 'bad' or 'badly.' Examples: malfunction, malnutrition, malicious.
port (Latin): Root meaning 'carry.' Examples: transport, portable, import, export.
scrib / script (Latin): Root meaning 'write.' Examples: describe, inscription, manuscript, subscriber.
vis / vid (Latin): Root meaning 'see.' Examples: visible, video, vision, evidence.
terr (Latin): Root meaning 'earth' or 'land.' Examples: terrain, territory, terrestrial, terrarium.
struct (Latin): Root meaning 'build.' Examples: construct, structure, destruction, infrastructure.