Root Words: photo, il, im, in

not knowing how to read or write; having or showing a lack of knowledge

about a particular subject

• incapable

• illiterate

• illogical

• imbalance

the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food

when the plant is exposed to light

• photocopy

• photograph

• photosynthesis

• photon

What does the root word "photo" mean?

• write

• picture

• light

• graph

What does the prefixes "il, im, and in" mean?

• one

• not

• light

• write

a picture made by a camera

• photocopy

• photon

• photosynthesis

• photograph

not allowed to do or be something; legally disqualified

• incapable

• illiterate

• ineligible

• imbalance

a lens for a camera that makes far away objects appear to be closer

• telephoto

• photograph

• photon

• photocopy

a tiny particle of light or electromagnetic radiation

• photon

• telephoto

• photograph

• photocopy

a paper copy of a document or picture that is made with a special machine

• telephoto

• photocopy

• photon

• photosynthesis

not able to do something; not having the necessary skill or ability to perform a

specific act or function

• illiterate

• imbalance

• incapable

• illogical