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Greek Roots Introduction - Worksheet 3

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

biology

the study of living things

biography

the story of a person's life

automatic

working by itself

automobile

a self-moving vehicle; a car

paragraph

a section of writing

autograph

a person's own signature

symphony

music played by many instruments

telephone

a device for talking over distance

geometry

the study of shapes

geology

the study of rocks and Earth's structure

2.

Which word means "the study of living things"?

A.telephone
B.geometry
C.biology
D.autograph
3.

What does the word "biography" mean? (Hint: It comes from the greek root "bio" meaning "life")

A.the story of a person's life
B.a section of writing
C.a self-moving vehicle; a car
D.the study of living things
4.

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

A.automatic
B.biography
C.paragraph
D.telephone
5.

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

A.automobile
B.autograph
C.symphony
D.geometry
6.

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

A.a device for talking over distance
B.a section of writing
C.a self-moving vehicle; a car
D.the story of a person's life
7.

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

A.geometry
B.telephone
C.autograph
D.automobile
8.

Which word means "music played by many instruments"?

A.automobile
B.biography
C.symphony
D.automatic
9.

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

A.the story of a person's life
B.music played by many instruments
C.a device for talking over distance
D.a self-moving vehicle; a car
10.

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

A.geometry
B.automobile
C.autograph
D.automatic
11.

Which word means "the study of rocks and Earth's structure"?

A.automatic
B.geology
C.biography
D.symphony

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