Root Words 1
Root Words 2
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Root Words 4
Root Words 5
100

photo

What is light?

photograph, photosynthesis

100

tri

What is three?

tricycle, tripod, triangle

100

graph

What is write?

graphite, autograph, biography

100

aud

What is hear?

audio, audiologist, inaudible 

100

bio

What is life?

biology (study of life), biodiversity (variety of life)

200

vid/vis

What is see?

evidence, supervision

200

aqua

What is water?

aquarium, aquatic

200

astro

What is star?

astrology, astroid

200

auto

What is self?

autobiography, automatic, autograph

200

cycle

What is circle?

recycle, tricycle

300

terra

What is earth/land?

terrarium, terrace, terracotta

300

port

What is to carry?

portable, import

300

semi-

hemi-

What is half?

semi-circle

hemisphere

300

log/logo

What is word/study?

biology (study of life), mythology (study of myths)

300

hexa

What is six?

hexagon, hexagonal


400

sci

What is to know?

science, conscience 

400

struct

What is to build?

construct, destruction

400

marine

sea

400

hydra/hydro

What is water?

hydrant, dehydrated, hydroplane, 

400

micro

What is small?

microscope, microorganism , microscopic

500
What is the root word for life?
What is bio?
500

What is the root word for small?

What is micro?

500

What is the root word for carry?

port

500

What is the root word for light?

What is photo?

500

What is the root word for self?

What is auto?

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