greek and latin root words 7 th grade. et cetera etc. what does this term mean?
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1. photo
2. graph
3. tele
4. meter
5. tropic
Roots are word parts.
Build more words with root words.
Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots
photos light
graph to write or draw
tele far away or distant
Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots
photos light
graph to write or draw
tele far away or distant
metron measure
tropos
Definition: turning toward something
such as the sun
Examples: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics
Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots
photos light
graph to write or draw
tele far away or distant
tropos turning toward something such as the sun
metron measure
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Write the root word on the bottom near the roots of the tree.
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television: box to see distant things telethon: long fundraising event telephone: sound from far away telekinesis: making things move from a distance telescope: device for seeing distant objects
Derivation means drawing off water from a main stream
From Latin
de: down from, away from+
rivus: brook, stream
English words may be derived or drawn off of mainstream Greek or Latin roots. Roots may not be spelled the same way all the time.
philia
Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love
Philia (“feel-ya”)
Definition: love, friendship
Examples: Philadelphia, philosopher, Philip, philharmonic, philanthropist
phobos
Definition: unusual fear
Examples: claustrophobia: fear of closed places acrophobia: fear of heights arachnophobia: fear of spiders myctophobia: fear of darkness suriphobia- fear of mice
testophobia- fear of taking tests
syn
Definition: with, together
Examples: synonyms: words that go together symphony: sounds that go together synchronize: do things at the same time synagogue: to bring people together for Jewish worship
Thesis (3 Ps)
Definition: put, place, position
Examples: thesis: position taken in a persuasive argument parentheses: symbols grouping words placed inside a sentence synthesizer: instrument that puts sounds together
kinesis
Definition: movement
Examples: kinetic: movement of bodies cinema: motion pictures (movies) telekinesis: moving things without physical contact
Kinetic art: a sculpture with moving parts.
Name (first and last) Block Reading Date
Greek and Latin Roots
philia love or friendship
phobos unusual fear
syn with together
kinesis movement
thesis put, place, position