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Which of the following is an opinion?
English often has Greek or Latin roots.
Word roots can help you understand new words.
Many scientific and academic words have Greek/Latin roots.
Word roots are hard to memorize.
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The English word "cardiovascular"
is impossible to pronounce
comes from the Greek word for heart
goes back to the Greek word for tubes that carry liquid
is from the Greek word for healthy
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Because the ancient Greeks were curious about the universe...
We learned from their discoveries & still use their words.
They studied it and made words to explain what they saw.
They meditated a lot.
They traveled to other planets.
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Modern dictionaries
have not changed since the first ones
show the word's roots
identify different meanings of the same word
are useless
5
Short, intense cardio workouts can be better for you than long, weight lifting sessions.
true
false
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An etymologist is
a person who is afraid to be in a small, closed space.
a spelling bee champion
a person who studies history of words
a person who collects "eties"
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Which statement is an opinion?
Many modern words used today originated in ancient Greece.
The Greek root "aud" means "hear".
Ancient Greeks were wise & had a positive affect on society.
English words often begin w/ a word from another culture.
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Which statement about Greek roots is true?
They are made from bubble gum.
They are impossible to memorize.
They are the base of approx. 20% of the words we use today
Ancient meanings & modern definitions of words are related.
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Word roots are
word parts that tell us where many of our words came from
words relating to the study of plants
a word part that is attached to the front of the word
words that show us how to spell the words from ancient times
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The greek root "bio" means
before
hearing
life
strong
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Walking at a brisk pace does not get your heart pumping enough to benefit your health.
true
false
