ELA Vocab Words: Root Word "-scope-" meaning "see or watch"

a device used for creating a much larger view of very small objects so that they can be seen

• stethoscope

• kaleidoscope

• microscope

On a clear night, we can see several planets by looking through a _________________ lens.

• microscope

• telescopic

• stethoscope

a long tube with lenses and mirrors, usually used to allow people in a submarine to see above the water’s surface

• microscope

• periscope

• telescopic

The nurse checked my heartbeat using a _________________ .

• stethoscope

• periscope

• kaleidoscope

a tube with small pieces of colored glass and mirrors at one end

• periscope

• kaleidoscope

• stethoscope

My science teacher used a _________________ to show us tiny living things in a drop of pond water.

• telescopic

• microscope

• periscope

a device used to listen to someone’s heart or lungs

• stethoscope

• telescopic

• microscope

The only sign of the Navy submarine was the _________________ sticking out above the water.

• kaleidoscope

• stethoscope

• periscope

having the ability to show or zoom in on distant objects

• microscope

• kaleidoscope

• telescopic

The beautiful garden had as many colors as a _________________ .

• kaleidoscope

• periscope

• microscope