Unit 1
aqua, bio, gen, mater, spec
Name ______________________________________________________ Date _________________
Latin root for mother. Maternal means related to motherhood, kind, caring, in a
protective, motherly way. Maternity means the condition of being a mother. Your
alma mater is a school you graduated from.
Latin root for mother: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Latin root for water. An aquarium Aqua and aquamarine
are two watery blue colors. Aquarius is the sign of the Zodiac pictured as a man
pouring water.
Latin root for water: ____ ____ ____ ____
Greek root meaning birth or race. A generation is all the people born around the
same time. To generate means to produce. You are the progeny of your parents.
Greek root for birth or race: ____ ____ ____
Greek root for life. A biography is the story of a person’s life. An autobiography is the story of the writer’s life. Biology is the science of living things.
Greek root for life: ____ ____ ____
Latin root for see or look. A spectator is a member of an audience. A spectacle is
something to see. To inspect is to look carefully.
Latin root for see or look: ____ ____ ____ ____
aqua, bio, gen, mater, spec
Name ______________________________________________________ Date _________________
Latin root for mother. Maternal means related to motherhood, kind, caring, in a
protective, motherly way. Maternity means the condition of being a mother. Your
alma mater is a school you graduated from.
Latin root for mother: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Latin root for water. An aquarium Aqua and aquamarine
are two watery blue colors. Aquarius is the sign of the Zodiac pictured as a man
pouring water.
Latin root for water: ____ ____ ____ ____
Greek root meaning birth or race. A generation is all the people born around the
same time. To generate means to produce. You are the progeny of your parents.
Greek root for birth or race: ____ ____ ____
Greek root for life. A biography is the story of a person’s life. An autobiography is the story of the writer’s life. Biology is the science of living things.
Greek root for life: ____ ____ ____
Latin root for see or look. A spectator is a member of an audience. A spectacle is
something to see. To inspect is to look carefully.
Latin root for see or look: ____ ____ ____ ____