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Exercise 3.2: Derivatives

Matching: Match each English derivative with its Latin root. All the words are from Unit 2 vocabulary.

Multiple Choice: In the following sentences the bolded words are English derivatives. Using your knowledge of their Latin roots, what do you think these words mean?

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Question 1 of 6

1. Question

Match the English Derivatives with their Latin roots.

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aqueduct
pescatarian
carnivore
egotistical
edible

aqua

piscis

carnem

ego

edo

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question
In the following sentence the bolded word is an English derivative. Using your knowledge of Latin roots, what do you think this word means?

Because the Romans built such a great aqueduct system so many years ago, the water fountains still have fresh drinking water today.
- government
- channel carrying water
- postal system
- roads
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Question 3 of 6

3. Question
In the following sentence the bolded word is an English derivative. Using your knowledge of Latin roots, what do you think this word means?

My sister ordered salmon instead of a burger for dinner because she is a pescatarian.
- someone who loves peas
- someone who does not eat any meat except fish
- a vegetarian
- someone allergic to cows
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Question 4 of 6

4. Question
In the following sentence the bolded word is an English derivative. Using your knowledge of Latin roots, what do you think this word means?

Most carnivores have very sharp teeth so that they can bite through raw meat.
- caterpillars
- sharks
- vegetables
- meat-eaters
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Question 5 of 6

5. Question
In the following sentence the bolded word is an English derivative. Using your knowledge of Latin roots, what do you think this word means?

Emperor Commodus was so egotistical that he had many statues erected of him as a god.
- obsessed with oneself
- spiritual and religious
- rich
- lonely
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Question 6 of 6

6. Question
In the following sentence the bolded word is an English derivative. Using your knowledge of Latin roots, what do you think this word means?

My dinner was barely edible, so I ordered pizza instead.
- hot
- on time
- something you can eat
- poisonous plant
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