Greek and Latin Roots

Greek

and

Latin

Roots

Greek and Latin Roots

1.The English language was built on borrowing from other languages

2. More than 60% of English words have Greek or Latin roots.

3. This week, we will be looking at FOUR Greek and Latin roots and example of words that use these roots.

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Bio-

Our first root word is bio- as used in the word biology.

Bio- is a Greek word and it means life.

Multiple Choice

What do you think biohazard means?

• Hazard to biomes

• Dangerous to life

• Life happens

Graph-

Our next root word is graph-.

Graph is also a Greek word and it means to write.

Think of paragraph.

Para- is another Greek prefix that means beside. So, it’s writing that is beside each other.

Open Ended

What is a biography?

bio-"life"

graph-"to write"

Geo-

Our next root word is geo-.

Geo means Earth. For example, geology.

-ology is the study of. Geology is the study of Earth.

Open Ended

What does geography mean?

Geo-"earth"

graph-"to write"

Phon-

Our last root word for the week is phon-.

Phon- is also Greek root word and it means sound.

Think of homophone. Homo-(the same) phon-(sounds). It means having the same sound!

Open Ended

What does telephone mean?

(Tele- means far)

Open Ended

1. Can you think of another word that has one of these root words that we have studied?

2. What do you think the word means?

Multiple Choice

What do you think biohazard means?

• Hazard to biomes

• Dangerous to life

• Life happens

Open Ended

Use the following word in a sentence:

biography

Poll

How do you feel about using these Greek Root words?

• I can use these Greek root words confidently

• I need more practice