70. Greek Combining Forms (phono, photo, tele, meter/metr)
New Concept Words and Sentences: phono & photo
| List 1 | |
|---|---|
| __________copy | __________engrave |
| __________gram | sym__________ |
| hydro__________ | |
- 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 | |
- 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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| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
Spelling and Sentence Dictation
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| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
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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.
Word Adjective Noun Verb comical crocus joyous cubicle musical
