BLACKLINE MASTER 2-11
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How many Greek words can you create from common Greek roots? You may find that combi-nations of three, even four roots are possible. You may find it necessary to add or drop a letter from the Greek word in order to have the correct English spelling. You should, of course, know the meaning of the English terms that you create.
e.g. bio + ology = biology = the study of life forms
acro high
aero air
anthrop(o) human
auto self
bio life
-cracy rule
demo(s) people
geo earth
-gamo(y) marriage
-graph writing
hydro water
litho(o) stone
micro small
mono one
neo new
-ology study of, body of
paleo old
photo light
poly many
psycho mind
scope sight
tele far
theo god
thermo heat
How
many legitimate English words can you create in 20 minutes?
“The Greeks had a word for
it.”