Define Etymology
History and study of the English language
What is the meaning of the Greek root: Photo
Light
What is the meaning of the latin affix: Pre-
before
Split the word into its correct morphemes and label them as bound or free: Transportation
trans-port-ation
Bound + Bound + Bound
Name the word based on its root definitions: light drawing
Photograph
Is Old English understandable to the modern English speaker/reader?
What is the meaning of the Greek root: graph
draw or write
What is the meaning of the Latin affix: Post-
after
Split the word into its correct morphemes and label them as bound or free: replay
re-play
bound-free
Name the word based on its root definitions: life drawing
biography
What came first in the English time line Greek or Latin?
Greek
What is the meaning of the Greek root: Aud
Sound/hearing
What is the meaning of the Latin affix: re-
again
Split the word into its correct morphemes and label them as bound or free: misunderstand
mis-understand
bound-free
Name the word based on its root definitions: self writing/drawing
autograph
What is considered the first building blocks of the English language
GREEK!
What is the meaning of the Greek root: tele
far away
What is the meaning of the Latin affix: -rupt-
break, tear
Split the word into its correct morphemes and label them as bound or free: teacher
teach-er
free-bound
Name the word based on its root definitions: temperature measure
thermometer
What are the 4 periods in the history of the English language IN ORDER
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern, Modern
What is the meaning of the greek root: scope
to see, view, look at
What is the meaning of the Latin affix: script
Write
Split the word into its correct morphemes and label them as bound or free: disagreement
dis-agree-ment
bound-free-bound
Name the word based on its root definitions: looking at something small
microscope