DEFINITIONS
ROOT WORDS
ENGLISH WORDS
DERIVED FROM
RANDOM
100

THIS ROOT WORD MEANS MEASURE

WHAT IS METER?
100

THE MEANING IS 'HYRDO'

WHAT IS 'WATER'?

100

THIS WORD MEANS 'PRACTICAL PURPOSES', USING THE WORD 'TECHNO'

WHAT IS 'TECHNOLOGY'?

100

PERISCOPE

WHAT IS SCOPE


100
SAY A WORD WITH THE ROOT WORD 'CHRONO'

chronology, chronometer, synchronize, anachronism, chronological

200

THIS ROOT WORD MEANS 'THE STUDY OF'

WHAT IS 'LOGY'
200

THE GREEK WORD IS 'ZOO'

WHAT IS 'ANIMAL'?

200

THE WORD MEANS 'MACHINE TO KEEP YOU WARM'

WHAT IS 'thermos'?

200

BIOME

BIO

=

200

SAY A WORD WITH THE ROOT 'GRAPH'

autograph, graphic, phonograph, calligraphy, lithograph

300

THIS WORD MEANS 'LIGHT'

WHAT IS 'PHOTO'?
300

THE GREEK WORD IS 'GRAPH'

WHAT IS 'WRITE'?

300

THIS WORD IS HOW PLANTS GROW

WHAT IS 'PHOTOSYNTHESIS'?

300

BUREAUCRACY

CRACY

300

SAY A WORD WITH THE ROOT 'THERMO'

thermometer, thermostat, thermodynamic, thermos, thermophile

400

THIS WORD MEANS 'FORM'

WHAT IS 'MORPH'?

400

THE GREEK WORD IS 'TELE'

WHAT IS 'FAR'?

400

THIS WORD MEANS 'A BOX THAT SHOWS VISUALS'

WHAT IS TELEVISION?

400

MICRONUTRIENT

MICRO

400

SAY A WORD WITH THE ROOT 'SCOPE'

telescope, microscope, periscope, stethoscope, kaleidoscope

500

THIS WORD MEANS 'HEAT'

WHAT IS 'THERMO'?

500

THE GREEK WORD IS 'CRACY'

WHAT IS 'RULE' OR 'GOVERNMENT'?

500

THIS WORD MEANS 'TO STAY WITH WATER'

WHAT IS 'HYDRATE'?

500

AMORPHUS

MORPH

500

SAY A WORD WITH THE ROOT 'MORPH'

morphology, polymorphic, amorphous, anthropomorphic, morphogenesis