Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

The five senses
Words with Greek roots, I

You gain information about the world around you through your senses. You have five main senses. What are they?

To answer the question, complete each sentence with the correct word. Choose your answers from the words after the sentences. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words. Some letters are provided.

1. Her assignment for _____ required Tess to measure angles with a protractor.

2. Daniel needed a _____ lens to take pictures of the faraway mountains.

3. When we _____ materials, we reduce waste.

4. We are studying _____ and learning about the continents.

5. The governor wrote about his entire life in his _____.

6. The changing seasons are an example of a _____.

7. The old _____ showed the bridge being built.

8. A _____ is a very destructive storm.

9. Julie hoped to get the author’s _____ at the book signing.

10. For his report about Abraham Lincoln, Vincent read a _____ of Lincoln.

Answers

E. geography

T. cycle

L. autograph

A. geometry

H. recycle

U. telephoto

C. biography

I. autobiography

S. photograph

G. cyclone