Root Quiz

What does the prefix 'tele-' mean?

• Sound

• Far

• Near

• Light

Which word uses the prefix 'tele-' to describe a device used for seeing at a distance?

• Telephone

• Telepathy

• Telescope

• Teleport

What does the root "graph" mean?

• Life

• Write or draw

• Same

• Self

Which word means a picture or design?

• Biography

• Homograph

• Autograph

• Graphic

What is the term for a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning?

• Graphic

• Biography

• Homograph

• Photograph

What do you call a written account of someone's life?

• Autograph

• Photograph

• Biography

• Homograph

What is the term for a signature, especially that of a celebrity?

• Biography

• Homograph

• Photograph

• Autograph

What is a picture made using a camera called?

• Autograph

• Biography

• Homograph

• Photograph

What does the root "scop/scope" mean?

• Write

• See

• Hear

• Speak

Which word uses the root "scop/scope" to mean "an instrument for viewing distant objects"?

• Microscopic

• Horoscope

• Telescope

• Stethoscope