Final Exam Review - Greek Roots

NAME THAT ROOT

100

MEANING: life

-bio-

200

MEANING: small

-micro-

300

MEANING: measure

-metr- / -meter-

400

MEANING: star

-astr- / -astro-

500

MEANING: self

-auto-

COULD YOU USE THAT IN A SENTENCE?

100

Think of a sample word containing the root -chron- / -chrono-, and use it in a sentence.

EXAMPLE: The teacher asked the students to put the important dates in chronological order.

-Chron- / -chrono- means time.

200

Think of a sample word containing the root -dem- / -demo- and use it in a sentence.

EXAMPLE: In a democracy, every citizen has the right to vote.

-Dem- / -demo- means people.

300

Think of a sample word containing the root -gen- and use it in a sentence.

EXAMPLE: That family has lived in the same house for four generations. 

-Gen- means race, kind, origin, birth

400

Think of a sample word containing the root -graph-, -graphy-, -gram- and use it in a sentence.

EXAMPLES: The telegraph was invented in the 1830s and 1840s, with the first message sent in 1844.

Her favorite subject was geography.

She sent a telegram saying she would be arriving the next day.

-Graph- / -graphy- / -gram- mean to write.

500

Think of a sample word containing the root -gnos- and use it in a sentence.

EXAMPLE: Students try their best on their diagnostic test.

-Gnos- means know.

SAMPLE WORDS

100

Name 1 sample word containing the root -phon-, -phone-, -phono-.

Phonics, telephone

-Phon-, -phone-, -phono- means sound/voice.

200

Name 1 sample word containing the root -pol-, -polis-, -polit-.

political, police, metropolis

-Pol-, -polis-, -polit- means city/state. 

300

Name 1 sample word containing the root -scop- /-scope-.

Microscope, telescope, microscopic

-Scop- /-scope- means watch/look at.

400

Name 1 sample word containing the root -graph-, -graphy-, -gram-.

Graphite, geography, telegram, autobiography

-Graph-, -graphy-, -gram- means write.

500

Name 1 sample word that contains the root -log- / -logue-.

Dialogue, monologue, logic

-Log- / -logue- means speech, word, reasoning.

DEFINE IT

100

What is the meaning of the root -cosm- / -cosmo-?

universe, order

200

What is the meaning of -lyst- /-lyst-?

break down

300

What is the meaning of the root -gnos-?

know

400

What is the meaning of the root -log- / -logue-?

speech, word, reasoning

500

What is the meaning of the root -dog- /-dox-?

opinion, teaching

RANDOM

100

MEANING: ship

-naut-

200

What is the meaning of the root -morph-?

form, shape

300

What root word means distant or far off?

-tele-

400

MEANING: put or place

-the-

500

How many questions are on the final exam? 

22