1. Greek and Latin Root Words 7 th Grade

2. et cetera etc. What does this term mean?

3. et cetera etc. is a Latin term that means and so forth

4. Greek letters are still used in math and science today.

5. th, ph, ch, and ps stand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.

6. The Greek Alphabet th, ph, ch, and ps stand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.

7. 1.photo 2.graph 3.tele 4.meter 5.tropic Roots are word parts. Build more words with root words.

8. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos

9. Draw a green border around the word on this card. Green stands for a Greek root word.

10. photos Definition: light Examples: photograph, photosynthesis

11. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light

12. graph

13. Definition: to write or draw Examples: autograph, hologram

14. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw

15. tele

16. Definition: far away, distant Examples: telephone, telescope

17. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant

18. metron

19. Definition: measure Examples: thermometer, meter stick, geometry

20. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant metron measure

21. tropos

22. Definition: turning toward something such as the sun Examples: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics

23. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots photos light graph to write or draw tele far away or distant tropos turning toward something such as the sun metron measure

24. Draw a word tree. Select a root. Grow words. Write the root word on the bottom near the roots of the tree. Write words that contain your root on the branches of the tree. Include definitions. television: box to see distant things telethon: long fundraising event telephone: sound from far away telekinesis: making things move from a distance telescope: device for seeing distant objects

25. What is a derivation? (pronounced: “dir-ah-va-tion”)

26. Derivation means drawing off water from a main stream From Latin de: down from, away from + rivus: brook, stream English words may be derived or drawn off of mainstream Greek or Latin roots. Roots may not be spelled the same way all the time.

27. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots philia

28. Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love

29. Philia (“feel-ya”) Definition: love, friendship Examples: Philadelphia, philosopher, Philip, philharmonic, philanthropist

30. phobos

31. Definition: unusual fear Examples: claustrophobia: fear of closed places acrophobia: fear of heights arachnophobia: fear of spiders myctophobia: fear of darkness suriphobia- fear of mice testophobia- fear of taking tests

32. Syn (or sym)

33. syn Definition: with, together Examples: synonyms: words that go together symphony: sounds that go together synchronize: do things at the same time synagogue: to bring people together for Jewish worship

34. thesis

35. Thesis (3 Ps) Definition: put, place, position Examples: thesis: position taken in a persuasive argument parentheses: symbols grouping words placed inside a sentence synthesizer: instrument that puts sounds together

36. kinesis

37. Definition: movement Examples: kinetic: movement of bodies cinema: motion pictures (movies) telekinesis: moving things without physical contact Kinetic art: a sculpture with moving parts.

38. Name (first and last) Block Reading Date Greek and Latin Roots philia love or friendship phobos unusual fear syn with together kinesis movement thesis put, place, position