English Meaning
What does the Greek Root "Hydro-" mean in English?
What is Water
What does the Greek root "anti-" mean?
What is opposite / against?
What is a related word using the greek root "anti"
Antibiotic, Antisocial, Antihero etc.
What is related word using the root, "hydro?"
hydrate, hydrant, hydrophobia, hydroplane etc.
True or False:
Greek root always start the word.
False, they can come at the beginning and end.
What does the Greek root "astro-" mean?
What is Star?
What does the Greek root, "photo-" mean?
What is light?
What is a related word using "astro?"
Astronaut, astronomical, astrophysics etc.
What is a related word using the root, "photo?"
Photosynthesis, photograph, photocopy etc.
True or False:
We only use Greek roots in English?
False
We use roots from many languages (ex: latin)
What does the Greek root "-nym" mean?
What is name / word?
What does the Greek root, "graph" mean?
What is to write?
What is a related word using the root, "graph?"
Biography, paragraph, homograph etc.
What is related word using the root, "cycle?"
motorcycle, bicycle, tricycle etc.
What is an example of a homonym?
Homonym: They have the same spelling or pronunciation, but different meanings
ex: bark, ring, address, die etc.
What does the Greek Root "phil" mean?
What is to love?
What does the Greek root, "cycle" mean?
What is circle?
What is a related word using the root, "nym"
Acronym, homonym, synonym etc.
What is a related word using the root, "Phon?"
Telephone, microphone, homophone etc.
What is an example of a homophone?
Homophone: two words that sound the same, but have different meaning/ spellings
ex: write/right, flour/flower, meet/meat etc.
What does the Greek root "Psuedo-" mean?
What is false / fake ?
What does the Greek root, "phon / phono," mean?
What is sound / voice?
What is a related word using the root, "pseudo?"
Pseudonym, pseudoscience, etc.
What is a related word using the root, "phil?"
Philosophy, philanthropy, bibliophile, etc.
What is an example of a homograph?
Homograph: two words that have the same spelling, but may have different pronunciations/ meanings
ex: Bass/Bass, minute/minute, bark/bark etc.