Word Study: Greek roots:photo, micro, phone, graph-Practice #2

I let you see what’s very small, Germs and cells, I show it all. With lenses and light, I do my trick, What am I? You’d better pick quick!

• Microscope

• Microphone

• Graphic

• Homophone

I capture light and make it still, To save a memory gives me a thrill. Frame by frame, I freeze the day— What am I, can you say?

• Graphic

• Photograph

• Cartography

• Phonograph

I help you speak to crowds with ease, Your tiny voice I love to please. Through wires and sound, I send your tone, To the stage or on the phone.

• Phonograph

• Microscope

• Microphone

• Homophone

I'm not a singer, but I bring sound, Your favorite music? I spin it around. From records old, I play each song, Who am I? You won’t guess wrong.

• Microphone

• Phonograph

• Cartography

• Photographer

I sound the same as another guy, But spell me wrong and I’ll make you cry. “Your” and “you’re” can twist your brain— What word am I? Try to explain!

• Homophone

• Graphic

• Cartography

• Cacophony

I copy light with perfect flair, Paper to paper, I’m always there. Push a button, out I slide— A mirror image right by your side.

• Microscope

• Photographer

• Photocopier

• Photosynthesis

I make food from light and air, A plant’s cool trick—it's only fair! With chlorophyll, I work all day, So the plant can grow in a greenish way.

• Photosynthesis

• Photograph

• Graphic

• Cartography

My art maps mountains, seas, and more, With compass, tools, and map-galore. I write the Earth, that’s what I do— Who am I? Here’s a clue for you!

• Photographer

• Cartographer

• Phonograph

• Graphic

I'm loud and messy, not a tune, I sound like traffic in the afternoon. A jumble of noise, I cause dismay— What word describes my rowdy display?

• Cacophony

• Homophone

• Microorganism

• Microphone

Though you can’t see me with your eye, Under a lens, I’m crawling by. I’m single-celled but I’m alive, In drops of water, I thrive.

• Graphic

• Microorganism

• Microphone

• Photographer