79. Word Lists and Sentences
| List 1 |
| __________copy |
__________engrave |
| __________gram |
sym__________ |
| hydro__________ |
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- Did you ever think that the phone you can’t live without today actually came from the ancient Greek word ‘phono’ that means sound?
- Ashley takes selfies constantly and always looks fantastic because she’s very photogenic.
- Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that takes place inside a plant, producing food for the plant to survive.
| List 2 |
| __________scope |
geo__________ic |
| __________pathy |
iso__________ic |
| __________cast |
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- A telephoto lens allows you to capture a subject that is far away or to magnify the subject in your frame.
- Telegrams are no longer used to send messages across distances because all we need to do these days is send texts through our phones.
- Canada used to use the imperial measurement system as they do in the United States, but in the 70’s, we switched to using the metric system of measurement.
- There are only three countries located on three different continents in the world that still use the imperial system instead of the metric system.
- The countries still using this form of measurement are Liberia in Africa, Myanmar in Southeast Asia, and the United States in North America.
Review Words
| furious |
acceptable |
| situation |
symmetrical |
| irresponsible |
stupor |
| photokinesis |
treated |
| telescopic |
proudest |
| outstanding |
flowering |
| symptoms |
stupendous |
| passages |
soothing |
| phoneme |
unbreakable |
| cheddar |
treads |
| tackling |
surreptitiously |
| telecommunication |
brainy |
What Says?
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Spelling and Sentence Dictation
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Review
phon/phon(o) is a Greek combining form that means ‘sound’
photo is a Greek combining form that means ‘light’
tele is a Greek combining form that means ‘distance’
meter/metr is a Greek combining form that means ‘measure’
Practice
- Match the Greek Combining forms to their definition.
| _____meter/metr |
a. study of |
| _____geo |
b. life |
| _____tele |
c. writing or drawing |
| _____bio |
d. measure |
| _____(o)logy |
e. sound |
| _____photo |
f. earth |
| _____phono |
g. light |
| _____graph/gram |
h. distant |
- Match the Latin roots to their definition.
| _____ject |
a. to built |
| _____mis/mit |
b. to throw |
| _____port |
c. to pull |
| _____rupt |
d. to send |
| _____struct |
e. to carry |
| _____tract |
f. to break or burst |
- Add the suffixes to these words.
| pore + ous |
| magnify + ing |
| unstop + able |
| accept + ance |
| occur + ence |
- Is it an adjective a noun or a verb? Place a checkmark in one of the columns.
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Adjective |
Noun |
Verb |
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| crocus |
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| joyous |
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| cubicle |
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| musical |
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