Lesson 3 Roots

Name_____________________________Per________

Lesson 3 Roots

Part A. Define the Example Words (use a dictionary or Google it).

Term/Definition 21 mega / large 22 sphere / circle 23 litho /stone 24 chrom / color 25 dia / between; across 26 batho / depth 27 bio / life 28 geo / earth 29 ist / one who 30 logy / study of

Example

Definition of Example

megacephalic

spheroid

megalith

chromatic

diameter

bathysphere

biology

geometrician

geologist

geology

Part B. Break down the examples and define (Google or dictionary)

Example

Breakdown

Define

1. biologist

2. lithoid

3. batholith

4. geometric

5. microbiologist

6. bathyscope

7. lithogenic

8. geographic

9. monochromatic

10. biometric

Part C. Acrostic Puzzle (use a dictionary, index or Google it ? try )

Definition (root word index#) 1. A conversation between two or more people (25,30) 2. The chemistry of living organisms (27) 3. The study of handwriting (2,30) 4. Art of printing from stone carvings (2,23) 5. Pertaining to ones life history (2,9,27) 6. A device to magnify sound (21)

7. Mathematics of earth sciences (7,28)

The acrostic word literally means written across

Part D. Match the example with the definition (use a dictionary or Google it) GRADE __________/12

Term

Definition

_____ pathology

A. The solid part of the earth

_____ lithophyte

B. Removing living tissue for diagnosis

_____ spherometer

C. Abnormally large heart

_____ lithosphere

D. A human culture that used stone tools

_____ megaton

E. The study of the nature of disease

_____ geode

F. A hollow stone containing crystals

_____ biopsy

G. A very large city

_____ physiology

H. Measures curvature of surfaces

_____ megalocardia

I. Study of the functioning of living organisms

_____ stratosphere

J. A plant that grows on rocks

_____ megalopolis

K. The upper part of the atmosphere

_____ neolithic

L. A million tons

Part F. (10 points)- Write a compound subject sentence with a vocab word. Compound Subjects are two nouns that are separated by "and."

Vocab Word

subjects

complete sentence

telescope

Mary and Joe

Mary and Joe used a telescope to see the moon.

Name_____________________________Per________

Lesson 3 Roots

Part A. Define the Example Words (use a dictionary or Google it)*

Term/Definition 21 mega / large 22 sphere / circle 23 litho /stone 24 chrom / color 25 dia / between; across 26 batho / depth 27 bio / life 28 geo / earth 29 ist / one who 30 logy / study of

Example

Definition of Example

megacephalic

spheroid

megalith

chromatic

diameter

bathysphere

biology

geometrician

geologist

geology

Part B. Break down the examples and define (Google or dictionary)

Example

Breakdown

Define

1. biologist

2. lithoid

3. batholith

4. lithogenic

5. geographic

6. monochromatic

7. geometric

8. microbiologist

9. bathyscope

10. biometric

Part C. Acrostic Puzzle (use a dictionary, index or Google it ? try )

Definition (root word index#) 1. A conversation between two or more people (25,30) 2. The chemistry of living organisms (27) 3. The study of handwriting (2,30) 4. Art of printing from stone carvings (2,23) 5. Pertaining to ones life history (2,9,27) 6. A device to magnify sound (21)

7. Mathematics of earth sciences (7,28)

The acrostic word literally means written across

Part D. Match the example with the definition (use a dictionary or Google it) GRADE __________/12

Term

Definition

_____ pathology

A. The solid part of the earth

_____ lithophyte

B. Removing living tissue for diagnosis

_____ spherometer

C. A hollow stone containing crystals

_____ lithosphere

D. A very large city

_____ megaton

E. Measures curvature of surfaces

_____ geode

F. Study of the functioning of living organisms

_____ biopsy

G. Abnormally large heart

_____ physiology

H. A human culture that used stone tools

_____ megalocardia

I. The study of the nature of disease

_____ stratosphere

J. A plant that grows on rocks

_____ megalopolis

K. The upper part of the atmosphere

_____ neolithic

L. A million tons

Part F. (10 points)- Write a compound subject sentence with a vocab word. Compound Subjects are two nouns that are separated by "and."

Vocab Word

subjects

complete sentence

telescope

Mary and Joe

Mary and Joe used a telescope to see the moon.

Name_____________________________Per________

Lesson 3 Roots

Part A. Define the Example Words (use a dictionary or Google it):

Term/Definition 21 mega / large 22 sphere / circle 23 litho /stone 24 chrom / color 25 dia / between; across 26 batho / depth 27 bio / life 28 geo / earth 29 ist / one who 30 logy / study of

Example

Definition of Example

megacephalic

spheroid

megalith

chromatic

diameter

bathysphere

biology

geometrician

geologist

geology

Part B. Break down the examples and define (Google or dictionary)

Example

Breakdown

Define

1. biologist

2. bathyscope

3. batholith

4. lithogenic

5. geographic

6. monochromatic

7. microbiologist

8. geometric

9. lithoid

10. biometric

Part C. Acrostic Puzzle (use a dictionary, index or Google it ? try )

Definition (root word index#) 1. A conversation between two or more people (25,30) 2. The chemistry of living organisms (27) 3. The study of handwriting (2,30) 4. Art of printing from stone carvings (2,23) 5. Pertaining to ones life history (2,9,27) 6. A device to magnify sound (21)

7. Mathematics of earth sciences (7,28)

The acrostic word literally means written across

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