Greek Words
Week 5
Week 5
Words Derived From Root Words
week 4 words
100

This means opposite

What is polar?

100

You’ll find this root in a tool doctors use to listen to your heartbeat

What is Steph?

100

This root means "first" and appears in words like "prototype

What is Proto


100

The study of life is called ___________.

What is biology?

100

this root means bone

what is Osteo?

200

This means green.

What is Chlor?

200

This root means "far" and is used in devices that transmit sound or images from a distance

What is Tele?

200

This root relates to the lungs and can be found in a doctor's specialty for breathing problems

What is Pulmo?

200

When your body temperature is too low.

What is hypothermia?

200

This root means love

what is Phil?

300

This root means change.

What is change?

300

Found in music, this root refers to time or speed

What is Tempo?

300

This root means "four" and appears in the name of a four-wheeled off-road vehicle

What is Quad?

300

A type of sugar that gives living things energy. 

What is Glucose?

300

This root means visible

What is pare?

400

The Greek root that is found in the word Astronomy, and its meaning.

What is Astro? What is star?

400

This root means "earth" and appears in words like "territory" and "terraform

What is terra?

400

 Found in the scientific name for humans, this root means "wise

What is Sapien

400

The study of the features of the Earth.

What is geography?

400

This root means nerve

what is neuro

500

Helio means __________. What does heliocentric mean?

What is sun? What is centered around the sun?

500

. This root means "beyond" or "extreme," seen in "ultraviolet" or "ultramarathon

What is Ultra?

500

 This root means "to sit" and shows up in words like "sedentary

What is Sed?

500

This means one color.

What is monochrome?

500

This word means around

what is peri

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