Root Words List 2 Intro

Root Words List 2 Intro

By Courtney Chatman

​5 Root Words for List 2

​photo- light

-pathy​ feel

​-port carry

​ phon- sound

​phil- love

Poll

Which of the root words from List 2 is the hardest to remember?

• photo

• pathy

• port

• phon

• phil

Example: photosynthesis is how plants feed on sunlight

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Example:​ photophobia is the fear of light

photo- light

Multiple Choice

What is an instrument used to measure the intensity of light called?

• photosynthesis

• photometer

• photon

• photoelectric

Multiple Choice

What is it to edit an image using a computer program?

• photosynthesis

• photometer

• photoshop

• photoelectric

Example: empathy means the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Example:​ pathetic means feelings of intense sorrow or grief or ridiculous sadness

pathy- feel

Multiple Choice

Which word means knowing how someone is feeling from far away?

• pathological

• autopathy

• empathy

• telepathy

Multiple Choice

Which word means a lack of feeling or indifference?

• apathy

• autopathy

• empathy

• telepathy

Example: transport means to carry or move something from one place to another

Example:​ portable means that something can be carried or moved around easily

port- carry

Multiple Choice

What is it called when people carry goods from one country into another to sell them?

• disport

• deport

• export

• import

Multiple Choice

What is it called when the government makes people leave one country to go to their original country?

• disport

• deport

• export

• import

Example: microphone is a device that makes the small ‘sound’ of a voice louder

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Example:​ symphony is a group of instruments which ‘sound’ together

phon- sound

Multiple Choice

What is an instrument which makes ‘sound’ via mallets hitting wood?

• xylophone

• symphony

• telephone

• cacophony

Multiple Choice

What is teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values?

• xylophone

• symphony

• phonics

• cacophony

Example: Philodendron is someone who loves trees

​Example:​ Philosopher is someone who loves wisdom

phil- love

Multiple Choice

What is someone who loves (and usually collects) books called?

• philologist

• philanthropist

• bibliophile

• philander

Multiple Choice

What is someone who is a lover of horses called?

• philologist

• philip

• philosopher

• philander

​5 Root Words for List 2

​photo- light

-pathy​ feel

​-port carry

​ phon- sound

​phil- love

Fill in the Blanks

What letter of the alphabet does each of our 5 root words from List 2 start with?