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Greek Roots (Bio-, Graph-, Geo-, Phon-)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Meaning: Life

a)

Geo

b)

Bio

c)

Phon

d)

Theo

2.

geo

a)

sound

b)

life

c)

earth

d)

god

3.

Meaning: Sound

a)

graph, gram

b)

tele

c)

phon

d)

macro

4.

graph, gram

a)

write, draw, describe, record

b)

look at, examine

c)

idea, word, speech, discussion, reason

d)

large, long

5.
What is the best meaning of AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
a)
writing about someone's life
b)
a story of one's life written by themself
c)
writing done by yourself
d)
writing all of one's life
6.
Biology is the study of
a)
heat
b)
light
c)
life
d)
water
7.
___ means earth.
a)
sphere
b)
geo
c)
graph
8.

What skill are you using when you read words by matching sounds to the letters?

a)

phonology

b)

phonics

c)

dysphonia

d)

cacophony

9.

If you hear a terrible sound and you immediately want to plug your ears, what are you hearing?

a)

cacophony

b)

euphonic

c)

phonology

d)

gramophones

10.

What do we call two words that sound the same but have different meanings?

a)

gramophones

b)

phonics

c)

saxophones

d)

homophones

11.

The study of speech sounds is called ____________.

a)

phonics

b)

euphonic

c)

phonology

d)

cacophony

12.

The word root 'bio,' which appears in words such as 'biography' & 'biology,' means:

a)

Life

b)

Self

c)

Break

d)

Write

13.

For my genre challenge, I read a _____________________________________ about Sam Davis, and I learned some really interesting information about him.

a)

autograph

b)

phonograph

c)

seismograph

d)

biography

14.

If I had to write an __________________________________________ about my own life, I would include the times in my life that really challenged me and were difficult. Those times taught me so much!

a)

bibliography

b)

homograph

c)

autobiography

d)

photography

15.
What is the meaning for geologist?
a)
person studying the earth's surface
b)
star
c)
unable to pay debt
d)
having no definite shape or form
16.
The natural heat of the earth is known as
a)
geography
b)
geothermal
c)
geologist
d)
geographic
17.
If geo means earth and ologist comes from the root ology meaning someone who studies something. What does the word geology mean?
a)
study of light
b)
study of earth
c)
a person studying the earth
d)
study of sound