Exploring Greek Roots: Tele, Phon, Photo, Graph

The video tutorial explores Greek roots in English words, focusing on sorting and categorizing words based on their roots. It delves into the meanings of words like television, telephone, and photosynthesis, explaining how Greek roots relate to concepts of distance, sound, light, and writing. The tutorial also covers homophones and the significance of sound and writing in language. It concludes with suggestions for further practice and exploration of these word parts.

What is the primary focus of the video tutorial?

• Learning Greek grammar

• Practicing Greek pronunciation

• Understanding Greek roots in words

• Learning Greek mythology

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the root 'tele' mean?

• Writing

• Sound

• Light

• Distance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which root is associated with sound?

• Photo

• Phone

• Tele

• Graph

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the root 'photo' signify?

• Writing

• Sound

• Light

• Distance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the meaning of the root 'graph'?

• To write

• To speak

• To see

• To hear

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does 'symphony' mean?

• A distant sound

• A type of photograph

• A combination of sounds

• A type of writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does 'photosynthesis' involve?

• Combining distance

• Combining writing

• Combining sound

• Combining light

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What does 'homophone' mean?

• Same distance

• Same sound

• Same light

• Same writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

What is the meaning of 'autograph'?

• A type of photograph

• A type of sound

• Self-writing

• A type of light

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does 'calligraphy' refer to?

• Fancy light

• Fancy distance

• Fancy sound

• Fancy writing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E