L.4.4b Decoding Words with Roots and Affixes

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What does the prefix 'auto' mean?

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Self

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What does the prefix 'bio' mean?

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Life

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What does the prefix 'photo' mean?

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Light

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What does the prefix 'tele' mean?

Back

Far

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What does the word 'autobiography' mean?

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A story about one's own life

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What does the word 'biography' mean?

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A story about someone else's life

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What does the word 'photosynthesis' refer to?

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The process by which plants use light to make food.

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What does the word 'photograph' mean?

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A picture made using light.

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What does the root 'graph' mean in 'telegraph'?

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To write or record.

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What does the root 'bio' indicate in 'biome'?

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A large community of living organisms.