Roots-Graph, Port, Meter, and Ject

Which root means writing?

• Port

• Mis

• Graph

• Ject

 What word names the part of a piece of writing that begins with a topic sentence, describes the topic in detail, then ends with a concluding sentence?

• biography

• homograph

• paragraph

• phonograph

Which word names when someone has signed his or her own name on something?

• biography

• phonograph

• cartography

• autograph

What does the root port mean?

• not

• to carry

• to make

• to write

Which word means able to be carried or moved with ease?

• import

• transport

• deport

• portable

Which word means to bring a product into another country to be sold?

• deport

• import

• teleport

• portable

What does the root meter mean?

• measure

• examine

• make

• not

A device that measures the number of steps you take

• perimeter

• kilometer

• pedometer

• thermometer

The measurement of the distance AROUND an object

• thermometer

• perimeter

• pedometer

• diameter

What does the root ject mean?

• write

• jump

• run

• throw