Can you count from 1 to 9?
uni=one mono=one bi=two di, du=two tri=three quad=four tetra=four cycle=circle, wheel arch / archy=ruler, government Can you count from 1 to 4?... + a few more roots?
quint=five pent=five hex=six sex=six hept=seven sept=seven oct=eight non, nov=nine athlon=prize, event Can you count from 5 to 9?... + a one more root?
uni + cycle= unicycle (a vehicle with one wheel) mono + archy = monarchy (a government with one ruler) Now, put it together!
quint + uplets= quintuplets (5 babies born at the same time) pent + athlon= pentathlon (5 events) Now, put it together!
Multiples of
deca=ten deci=one-tenth (1/10) cent=one hundred centi=one-hundredth (1/100) kilo=one thousand milli=one-thousandth (1/1000) meter=a measurement of length gram=a measurement of weight
deca + gram= decagram (10 grams) deci + gram= decigram (1/10 of a gram) kilo + meter= kilometer (1000 meters) milli + meter= millimeter (1/1000 of a meter) Put together, how much is a...?