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NAME _____________________________________________

DATE ____________

Latin Roots aqua, port

aquarium

aquamarine

aqueduct

transport

comport

aquatic

aquanaut

portable

porter

report

A. Use what you know. Write the best word to complete each sentence.
1. When Grandpa arrived at the airport, a ________________ helped him with

his suitcase.
2. Everyone in the class will write a ________________ about the field trip.
3. An ________________ brings water to the villages in the valley.
4. I use a laptop computer when traveling because its so ________________ .
5. The students took turns feeding the fish in their ________________ .
6. Large trucks ________________ food to supermarkets all over the country.
7. The movie is about an ________________ who works in an underwater station.
8. Vicki wore an ________________ sweater with her jeans.
9. We learned about ________________ plants that grow in the pond.
10. Mom asked my brother to ________________ himself quietly in the library.

B. Read each question. Choose the best answer.

1. Which one could be a crayon?
2. Which one is portable?
3. What does a train do?
4. What does a newspaper do?

aquanaut
tent
transport
report

aquamarine
tower
transform
repay

Writing to Lear n
Write a dialogue between two people. Use at least two vocabulary
words in your dialogue.
240 Vocabulary Words 4th Grade Kids Need to Know Linda Ward Beech, Published by Scholastic Teaching Resources