Greek and Latin Roots 1

Greek and Latin Roots

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First 8 - Day 2

Greek and Latin Roots

The English language was built on borrowing from other languages. From 60% - 80% of English words have Greek or Latin roots. Today, we will be looking at _____ Greek and Latin roots and words that use them.

Bio

Our first root word is Bio. Like when we see the word biology. Bio is a Greek word and it means life.

ology

Ology means to study.

Multiple Choice

What do you think biology means?

• Writing about life

• Study of life

• Life happens

Graph

Our next root word is graph. Graph is also a Greek word and it means to write. Think of paragraph.

NOTE: Para is another Greek prefix that means beside.

So, it’s writing that is beside each other.

Open Ended

What is a biography?

Auto

Our next root word is auto. Auto means self.

Think automatic; it does it by itself.

Open Ended

What is an autobiography?

Ge/o

Our next root word is ge/o. Geo means Earth. Like geology. Ology by the way guys is the study of. Geology is the study of Earth.

Open Ended

What does geography mean?

Phon

Phon is also Greek and it means sound. Think of phonics. It means the sounds of the letters!

Tele

Tele means far or far away.

Think of a telescope; you use it to see far away.

Open Ended

What does telephone mean?

hom/homo

Hom/o means the same. Think of

Open Ended

What does autograph mean?

Open Ended

What does geology mean?

aud/i

Aud/i means to hear. Think of an audience; they are listening.

Torium means a place to... Think of an auditorium; a place to listen.

torium