Greek and Latin Roots

Greek and Latin Roots

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Latin Roots Review

• audi- hearing

• port- to carry

• ject- to throw

• rupt- to break

• dict- speech/say/speak

Greek Roots Review

• auto- self

• bio- life

• graph- written down, drawn, described, or recorded

• hydro- water

• meter- measure

Multiple Choice

water

• auto

• bio

• hydro

Greek and Latin Roots

Multiple Choice

self

• hydro

• auto

• bio

Greek and Latin Roots

The English language was built on borrowing from other languages. More than 60% of English words have Greek or Latin roots. This week, we will be looking at 4 Greek and Latin roots and words that use them.

Multiple Choice

measure

• graph

• hydro

• meter

Bio

Our first root word is Bio. Like when we see the word biology. Bio is a Greek word and it means life.

Multiple Choice

written down, drawn, described, recorded

• bio

• graph

• hydro

Multiple Choice

What do you think biohazard means?

• Hazard to biomes

• Dangerous to life

• Life happens

Multiple Choice

Life

• bio

• self

• graph

Graph

Our next root word is graph. Graph is also a Greek word and it means to write. Think of paragraph. Para is another Greek prefix that means beside. So, it’s writing that is beside each other.

Multiple Choice

hearing

• ject

• port

• audi

Open Ended

What is a biography?

Multiple Choice

to carry

• dict

• rupt

• port

Ge/o

Our next root word is ge/o. Geo means Earth. Like geology. Ology by the way guys is the study of. Geology is the study of Earth.

Multiple Choice

to throw

• rupt

• audi

• ject

Open Ended

What does geography mean?

Multiple Choice

to break

• rupt

• ject

• port

Phon

Our last root word for the week is phon. Phone is also Greek and it means sound. Think of homophone. It means having the same sound!

Multiple Choice

speech/say/speak

• ject

• dict

• audi

Open Ended

What does telephone mean? (Tele means far)

Open Ended

Can you think of a word that has one of these root words? What do you think the word means?

Multiple Choice

What do you think biohazard means?

• Hazard to biomes

• Dangerous to life

• Life happens