by BlastRoom
Use dictionary origin notes to connect word histories with present meanings.
#us_grade_5_english

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Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
The dictionary says aquarium comes from Latin aqua, meaning water. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says biography comes from Greek bios, life, and graphein, write. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says telephone comes from Greek tele, far, and phone, sound. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says bicycle comes from bi-, two, and Greek kyklos, circle or wheel. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says microscope comes from Greek mikros, small, and skopein, look at. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says thermometer comes from Greek thermos, hot, and metron, measure. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says astronaut comes from Greek astron, star, and nautes, sailor. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says democracy comes from Greek demos, people, and kratos, rule. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says portable comes from Latin portare, meaning carry. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says submarine comes from Latin sub, under, and mare, sea. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says nocturnal comes from Latin nocturnus, of the night. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says fracture comes from Latin fractura, a break. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says manuscript comes from Latin manu, by hand, and scriptus, written. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says predator comes from Latin praedator, plunderer, related to prey. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says spectator comes from Latin spectare, to watch. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says cereal comes from Latin cerealis, relating to Ceres, the Roman goddess of grain. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says photograph comes from Greek phos, light, and graphein, write or draw. Which modern meaning does that explain?
The dictionary says annual comes from Latin annus, meaning year. Which modern meaning does that explain?
A dictionary note says alphabet came into English from Latin alphabetum, which came from Greek alphabetos, made from alpha and beta. Which language is the oldest source in the note?
A dictionary note says library came into English from Old French librairie, which came from Latin liber, meaning book. Which language is the oldest source in the note?
A dictionary note says harvest comes from Old English hærfest, meaning autumn. German Herbst, meaning autumn, comes from the same old root. Which language did English harvest come from?
A dictionary note says English took ballet from French ballet, which came from Italian balletto, meaning a little dance. Which language did English take the word from directly?
A dictionary note says museum came into English from Latin museum, which came from Greek mouseion, a place of the Muses. Which language is the oldest source in the note?
A dictionary note says solar comes from Latin solaris, from sol, meaning sun. French soleil, sun, grew from the same Latin root. Which language did English solar come from?
A dictionary note says answer comes from Old English andswaru, meaning a reply. Old Norse andsvar is a related word. Which language did English answer come from?
A dictionary note says garage comes from French garage, from garer, to shelter. Spanish garaje was borrowed from the same French word. Which language did English garage come from?
A dictionary note says chorus came into English from Latin chorus, which came from Greek choros, a dance or a group of singers. Which language is the oldest source in the note?
A dictionary note says animal came into English from Latin animal, a living being, from anima, breath. French animal comes from the same Latin word. Which language did English animal come from?
A dictionary note says star comes from Old English steorra. It is related to German Stern and Latin stella, which also mean star. Which language did English star come from?
A dictionary note says English took courage from Old French corage, which came from Latin cor, meaning heart. Which language did English take the word from directly?
Three of these words come from Latin aqua, meaning water. Which word has a different origin?
Three of these words come from Latin manus, meaning hand. Which word has a different origin?
Three of these words come from Latin sol, meaning sun. Which word has a different origin?
Three of these words come from Greek kyklos, meaning circle. Which word has a different origin?
Three of these words share Greek phone, meaning sound. Which word has a different origin?
Three of these words come from Latin portare, meaning carry. Which word has a different origin?
Three of these words come from Latin videre, meaning see. Which word has a different origin?
Three of these words come from Greek thermos, meaning hot. Which word has a different origin?
Three of these words share Greek demos, meaning people. Which word has a different origin?
Three of these words come from Latin scribere or scriptus, meaning write. Which word has a different origin?
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