ELA · Greek and Latin roots
Greek Roots: bio, graph, tele, phon and More
Learn Greek roots like bio, geo, graph, micro and therm, and use them to unlock big science words.
- 🎓 Grades 4–8
- 📖 ELA
- 📐 L.6.4.B
- ❓ 26 questions
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What does the Greek root "bio" mean, as in "biology"?
- A life
- B light
- C water
- D earth
What does the Greek root "graph" mean, as in "autograph"?
- A see
- B hear
- C write
- D carry
What does the Greek root "tele" mean, as in "telescope"?
- A near
- B small
- C far
- D round
What does the Greek root "phon" mean, as in "telephone"?
- A far
- B water
- C sound
- D light
What does the Greek root "scope" mean, as in "microscope"?
- A measure
- B small
- C look at
- D hear
What does the Greek root "micro" mean, as in "microchip"?
- A small
- B many
- C large
- D far
What does the Greek root "geo" mean, as in "geography"?
- A water
- B earth
- C star
- D life
What does the Greek root "photo" mean, as in "photograph"?
- A picture
- B light
- C color
- D sound
What does the Greek root "therm" mean, as in "thermos"?
- A measure
- B cold
- C heat
- D water
What does the Greek root "meter" mean, as in "thermometer"?
- A heat
- B write
- C small
- D measure
What does the Greek root "auto" mean, as in "autopilot"?
- A many
- B self
- C car
- D fast
What does the Greek root "hydro" mean, as in "hydrant"?
- A water
- B fire
- C earth
- D air
What does the Greek root "astro" mean, as in "astronaut"?
- A moon
- B travel
- C star
- D air
What does the Greek root "chron" mean, as in "chronological"?
- A sound
- B place
- C time
- D color
What does "-logy" mean, as in "geology"?
- A study of
- B rock
- C fear of
- D love of
What does the Greek root "zoo" mean, as in "zoology"?
- A cage
- B study
- C animal
- D plant
What does "phobia" mean, as in "arachnophobia"?
- A study
- B fear
- C love
- D spider
What does the Greek root "poly" mean, as in "polygon"?
- A angle
- B side
- C many
- D one
What does the Greek root "mono" mean, as in "monorail"?
- A many
- B two
- C one
- D train
What does the Greek root "cycl" mean, as in "bicycle"?
- A ride
- B road
- C two
- D circle or wheel
What does the Greek root "path" mean, as in "sympathy"?
- A road
- B color
- C friend
- D feeling
What does the Greek root "dem" mean, as in "democracy"?
- A rule
- B vote
- C people
- D city
What does "-cracy" mean, as in "democracy"?
- A people
- B rule or government
- C choice
- D money
Which word means "the study of life"?
- A biology
- B astronomy
- C geology
- D zoology
Which word means "a tool for seeing far away"?
- A thermometer
- B microscope
- C telescope
- D telephone
Which word means "a story of a person's life written by that person"?
- A autograph
- B biography
- C geography
- D autobiography
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