Sound & Light
This Greek root means sound and appears in the word sonar.
What is sonus?
This root means far away and appears in television.
What is tele?
This root means write or draw and is found in autograph.
What is graph?
This Greek root means together and appears in synchronize.
What is syn?
This root means fear and appears in arachnophobia.
What is phobos?
This root means light and appears in the word photograph.
What is photos?
This root means measure and is used in thermometer.
What is metron?
This root means put, place, or position and appears in synthesis.
What is thesis?
This root means love or friendship and appears in philosophy.
What is philia?
This root means movement and appears in kinetic energy.
What is kinesis?
This root means sound or voice and is in telephone.
What is phone?
A telegraph sends messages over long distances. What do tele and graph mean?
What are far and write?
Hypothesis literally means “an idea placed under.” Which part means under?
What is hypo-?
To synthesize means to put things together. Which two roots combine to make this word?
What are syn and thesis?
The word telekinesis means movement from afar. What do tele and kinesis mean?
What are far and movement?
A symphony combines many musical sounds. What does sym- mean here?
What is together?
A barometer measures air pressure. Knowing that baros means “weight,” what does the full word literally mean?
What is measuring weight or measuring pressure?
An epigraph is an inscription on a building or monument. What does epi- mean?
What is upon?
Sympathy means feeling together with someone. What does pathos mean?
What is feeling?
Hydrophobia means fear of water. What does hydro mean?
What is water?
What does the word "photophobia" mean?
What is fear of light?
A diameter measures across a circle. What does dia- mean?
What is across?
The word paragraph combines para and graph. What does para- mean?
What is beside or alongside?
A philanthropist is someone who loves humanity. Which part means human?
What is anthropos?
This word combines the roots philia (love) and sophia (wisdom).
What is philosophy?