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Greek Roots Introduction - Worksheet 1

Grade 4VocabularyGreek Roots Introduction
Aligned to: L.4.4b

Greek roots are word parts that come from the Greek language. Learn how they give words their meaning.

1.

Word Bank

telephone

a device for talking over distance

phonics

the sounds of letters

automatic

working by itself

automobile

a self-moving vehicle; a car

paragraph

a section of writing

photograph

a picture taken with a camera

geometry

the study of shapes

geology

the study of rocks and Earth's structure

antibiotic

medicine that kills germs

biography

the story of a person's life

2.

Which word means "a device for talking over distance"?

A.telephone
B.geometry
C.automatic
D.automobile
3.

What does the word "phonics" mean? (Hint: It comes from the greek root "phon" meaning "sound")

A.a self-moving vehicle; a car
B.the sounds of letters
C.the study of rocks and Earth's structure
D.a device for talking over distance
4.

The greek root meaning "self" is found in which word?

A.telephone
B.geometry
C.antibiotic
D.automatic
5.

Which word means "a self-moving vehicle; a car"?

A.phonics
B.photograph
C.automobile
D.automatic
6.

What does the word "paragraph" mean? (Hint: It comes from the greek root "graph" meaning "write")

A.the story of a person's life
B.medicine that kills germs
C.the sounds of letters
D.a section of writing
7.

The greek root meaning "write" is found in which word?

A.photograph
B.automobile
C.automatic
D.telephone
8.

Which word means "the study of shapes"?

A.photograph
B.automobile
C.geometry
D.automatic
9.

What does the word "geology" mean? (Hint: It comes from the greek root "geo" meaning "earth")

A.the story of a person's life
B.the study of rocks and Earth's structure
C.a device for talking over distance
D.a section of writing
10.

The greek root meaning "life" is found in which word?

A.automatic
B.paragraph
C.antibiotic
D.geometry
11.

Which word means "the story of a person's life"?

A.telephone
B.geometry
C.biography
D.geology

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