Greek andLatin Roots Science/Social Studies Many English ords are madeup of word parts from other languages, especially Greek and Latin. These wrd parts ae called roots. A root cannot stand alone, but knowing its meaning helps you figure out te meaning of the whole word. A group of words with the same root is caled a word famly. Study the chart of Greek roots below. Root eaning Example Root Meaning Example log wod, reason, geology theo god theology stuy graph/gram wrie, draw, paragraph ortho straight, orthodox desribe correct scope See telescope dem people democracy photo Ligh photograph geo earth geology phon soud phonograph turb confusion disturb geo Eart geology div separate divide tele far, istant television liber free liberty phob Fear claustrophobia ques ask, seek question psych min, soul, psychic mort death mortal spirt cycl circle, ring bicycle cede, ceed, go, yield, give secede cess away therm heat thermometer form form or shape uniform mech machine mechanical rupt break disrupt bio life biography poli city police chron time chronological cycl circle, ring recycle opt visible optical mob, mot, move movie mov cardi heart cardiac duc, duct lead conduct hydr water hydrophobic ven, vent come convention meter, metr measure meter jud judge judgment phys nature physical loc, locat place locate
Greek andLatin Roots Science/Social Studies Many English ords are madeup of word parts from other languages, especially Greek and Latin. These wrd parts ae called roots. A root cannot stand alone, but knowing its meaning helps you figure out te meaning of the whole word. A group of words with the same root is caled a word famly. Study the chart of Greek roots below. Root eaning Example Root Meaning Example log wod, reason, stuy geology theo god theology graph/gram wrie, draw, desribe paragraph ortho straight, correct orthodox scope See telescope dem people democracy photo Ligh photograph geo earth geology phon soud phonograph turb confusion disturb geo Eart geology div separate divide tele far, istant television liber free liberty phob Fear claustrophobia ques ask, seek question psych min, soul, spirt psychic mort death mortal cycl circle, ring bicycle cede, ceed, cess go, yield, give away secede therm heat thermometer form form or shape uniform mech machine mechanical rupt break disrupt bio life biography poli city police chron time chronological cycl circle, ring recycle opt visible optical mob, mot, mov move movie cardi heart cardiac duc, duct lead conduct hydr water hydrophobic ven, vent come convention meter, metr measure meter jud judge judgment phys nature physical loc, locat place locate
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