Latin derivations
| example | root | meaning |
| audience, audible | aud Ans: aud | hear |
| concede, precede | cede | move, go Ans: move, go |
| education, conduct | duc/duct | lead Ans: lead |
| portable, transport | port Ans: port | carry |
| spectator, spectacle | spect Ans: spect | look |
| convert, revert | vert | turn Ans: turn |
| visual, visible | vis | see Ans: see |
| decapitate, capital | cap Ans: cap | head |
| adequate, equivalent | equ | equal Ans: equal |
| abbreviation, brevity | brev Ans: brev | short |
| colloquial, eloquent | loqu | speak Ans: speak |
| mortal, post-mortem | mort Ans: mort | die |
| bankrupt, rupture | rupt Ans: rupt | broken |
Greek derivations
| example | root | meaning |
| autonomy, automatic | auto | self Ans: self |
| biodegradable, biology | bio Ans: bio | life |
| chronological, chronicle | chron | time Ans: time |
| apathetic, sympathy | path | feeling Ans: feeling |
| claustrophobia, hydrophobia | phobia Ans: phobia | fear |
| symphony, phonic | phon Ans: phon | sound |
| philosophy, sophisticated | soph | wisdom Ans: wisdom |
| pseudonym, pseudo-science | pseudo | false Ans: false |
| orthodox, orthopaedic | ortho Ans: ortho | straight |
| bibliophile, bibliography | biblio | book Ans: book |
| democracy, demography | demo Ans: demo | people |