1. 8th grade vocabulary Greek and latin roots Because they are so, so helpful!

2. List 1 For quiz 1 Hom-, homo-, hype-, mid-, neo-, -ide, -ways

3. Hom- & homo- (prefix) Definition: same Examples: Homograph Homophone Homogeneous

4. Hype- (prefix) Definition: Over, too much Examples: Hyperextend Hyperactive Hyperbole

5. Mid- (middle) Definition: Middle Examples: Midsummer Midnight Midsection

6. Neo- (prefix) Definition: New, recent, revived Examples: Neonatal Neolithic Neoclassic

7. -ide (suffix) Definition: chemical Examples: Pesticide Sulfide Oxide

8. -ways (suffix) Definition: In what manner Examples: Always Sideways Airways

9. List 2 For quiz 2 Auto, annus, biblos, bracchium, caput & capitis, centum

10. Auto (self) Definition: self Examples: Automatic Autograph Automobile

11. annus (root) Definition: year Examples: Annual Anniversary Centennial (Note the change to the root but you still see the double N; this is also a case when you see TWO root words together)

12. Biblos (root) Definition: book Examples: Bibliography Bible

13. Bracchium (root) Definition: arm Examples: Bracelet Embrace Brace

14. Caput & capitis (root) Definition: head Examples: Capital Captain Decapitate Cabbage!

15. centum (root) Definition: hundred Examples: Century Centimeter Percent

16. List 3 For quiz 3 Corpus, decem, demos, dens & dentis, digitus, dormio

17. corpus (root) Definition: body Examples: Corpse Corporation Corpulence

18. Decem (root) Definition: ten Examples: Decimal December (Romulus, Rome’s founder, invented a 10-month calendar ending with December)

19. Demos (root) Definition: The people, The citizens Examples: Democracy Demographic Epidemic

20. Dens & Dentis (root) Definition: tooth Examples: Dentist Dental Indent

21. Digitus (root) Definition: Finger, toe, inch Examples: Digit Digital

22. Dormio (root) Definition: sleep Examples: Dormitory Dormant Dormer window

23. List 4 For quiz 4 Duo, frater & fratris, liber & libri, lithos, manus, mater & matris

24. duo (root) Definition: two Examples: Duet Duel Duplicate

25. Frater & fratis (root) Definition: brother Examples: Fraternity Fraternal Fraternize

26. Liber & libri (root) Definition: book Examples: Library Librarian

27. Lithos (root) Definition: stone Examples: Lithograph Monolith Neolithic

28. manus (root) Definition: hand Examples: Manual Manufacture Manuscript

29. Mater & matris (root) Definition: mother Examples: Matriarch Maternal Matrimony

30. List 5 For quiz 5 Mille, nomen & nominis, novem, octo, pater & patris, pes & pedis

31. mille (root) Definition: thousand Examples: Millimeter Millennium

32. Nomen, nominis (root) Definition: name Examples: Nominate Denominator Nomenclature

33. novem (root) Definition: nine Examples: November Novennial

34. Octo (root) Definition: eight Examples: October Octopus Octagon

35. Pater & Patris (root) Definition: father Examples: Patriarch Patron Patriotism

36. Pes & Pedis (root) Definition: foot Examples: Pedestrian Pedicure Pedometer

37. List 6 For quiz 6 Petros, populus, prae (pre), pro, quattuor, quinque

38. Petros (root) Definition: Stone, rock Examples: Petrified Petroleum Petroglyph

39. populus (root) Definition: people Examples: Public Republic Popular

40. Prae (pre) (root) Definition: Before, in front of Examples: Predict Precaution Prefer

41. Pro (root) Definition: For, before, forward, in place of Examples: Professional Problem Prologue Proceed

42. quattuor (root) Definition: four Examples: Quadrilateral Quadriplegic Quadriped

43. Quinque (root) Definition: five Examples: Quintet Quintuplet

44. List 7 For quiz 7 Septem, sex stop giggling, tres (tri), unus, urbs & urbis, Vivo & victum

45. Septem (root) Definition: seven Examples: September Septennial

46. Sex (like six) (root) Definition: six Examples: Sextuplets Sextet

47. Tres & tri (root) Definition: three Examples: Trio Tricycle Triangle Triceratops

48. Unus (root) Definition: one Examples: Unit Uniform Unicorn United

49. Urbs & Urbis (root) Definition: city Examples: Urban Suburb Urnanite

50. Vivo & Victum (root) Definition: live Examples: Vivid Revive Survive