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Root Word- Graph

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What root means writing?

a)

Port

b)

Graph

c)

Miss/Mit

d)

Ped

2.
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?
a)
biography
b)
homograph
c)
paragraph
d)
phonograph
3.
What word names what someone has written when he or she signed his or her own name on something?
a)
phonograph
b)
autograph
c)
biography
d)
homograph
4.

What is the root of the word 'graffiti'?

a)

graphic

b)

graphite

c)

graph

d)

graffi

5.

A telegraph is an outdated system of sending messages over long distances by using wires and electrical signals. Which part of the word telegraph means 'long distances'?

a)

tele

b)

graph

c)

telegraph

6.

A person receiving a telegraph can read the message because it is written on paper. Which part of the word telegraph is related to writing?

a)

tele

b)

graph

c)

telegraph

7.

A paragraph is a piece of writing that deals with one subject and is made up of one or more sentences. Which part of the word paragraph relates to writing?

a)

paragraph

b)

para

c)

graph

8.

Why does graphite contain the root word 'graph'?

a)

Because the root word 'graph' means paper

b)

Because the root word 'graph' means writing

c)

Because the root word 'graph' means art