Roots and Their Meanings

Root: auto

• book written about one’s own life

• happening by itself

• vehicle that moves by itself

• one’s own signature

paragraph

• A single sentence about a topic

• A set of sentences written about the same topic

• A collection of unrelated sentences

• A brief summary of a book

Root: peri

• around, near, about

• inside, within

• above, over

• below, under

biography

• A book written about someone’s life

• A fictional story about a hero

• A collection of poems

• A historical account of an event

dialogue

• words or discourse shared by 2 or more people

• a monologue spoken by a single character

• a written conversation in a book

• a type of musical composition

phon

• Sound

• Light

• Image

• Vibration

photosynthesis

• the process plants use that involve using light to make food

• a method of respiration in animals

• the way plants absorb water from the soil

• the process of converting sunlight into heat

cacophony

• A loud and unpleasant mixture of sounds

• A soft and pleasant melody

• A rhythmic pattern of beats

• A type of musical instrument

photograph

• A picture taken using light

• A type of camera

• A digital image editing technique

• A method of printing photos

logophile

• Someone who loves words

• A person who dislikes reading

• A lover of numbers

• A person who writes poetry