Greek and Latin Roots — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The word "export" means to carry goods out of a country.
Export = ex (out) + port (carry), meaning to carry goods out of a country.
2. A biography is a written account of a person's life .
Biography = bio (life) + graph (write), a written account of someone's life.
3. Something automatic works by itself without human help.
Automatic = auto (self) + matic, meaning it operates by itself without requiring human action.
4. To instruct means to build knowledge, because "struct" means to build .
Instruct = in (into) + struct (build), to build knowledge into someone through teaching.
5. A telegraph was a device that sent messages over long distances.
Telegraph = tele (far) + graph (write), a device for writing/sending messages over long distances.
6. An autobiography is written by the same person it is about.
Auto means self — an autobiography is written by the same person whose life story it tells.
7. The word "import" means to bring goods into a country.
Import = im (in) + port (carry), meaning to carry or bring goods into a country.
8. A photograph is an image created by writing with light .
Photograph = photo (light) + graph (write), literally "writing with light" to create an image.
9. The word "structure" refers to something that has been built .
Structure comes from struct (build) — a structure is something that has been built or constructed.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
auto (self)
→ Autograph
Telephone
bio (life)
→ Biography
Autograph
graph (write)
→ Photograph
Biography
tele (far)
→ Telephone
Photograph
auto → Autograph (self-write); bio → Biography (life-write); graph → Photograph (light-write); tele → Telephone (far-sound).