Students complete nine sentences about Greek and Latin roots bio, geo, graph, and scrib — using words like biology, biography, geography, and inscription. The matching activity pairs inscription, photograph, biome, and geologist with their root-derived meanings.
Connecting Greek and Latin roots to specific science and social studies vocabulary words shows the immediate academic payoff of root knowledge across all content areas.
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Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The Greek root bio means "life," so biology is the scientific study of living things.
2. A biography is a written account of another person's life story.
3. The Greek root geo means "earth," so geography is the study of Earth's surface and landforms.
4. A geology scientist studies rocks, minerals, and the structure of the earth.
5. The Greek root graph means "write," so an autograph is your name written in your own handwriting.
6. A paragraph is a section of writing made up of related sentences grouped together.
7. The Latin root scrib means "write," so to describe something is to write down what it looks like.
8. A manuscript is a written text that an author prepares by hand before it is printed.
9. The study of heat and energy deep inside the earth is called geothermal science.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
inscription
→ writing carved or engraved onto a surface
a large community of living things in a climate zone
photograph
→ an image written by light onto film or a sensor
writing carved or engraved onto a surface
biome
→ a large community of living things in a climate zone
a scientist who studies rocks and the earth
geologist
→ a scientist who studies rocks and the earth
an image written by light onto film or a sensor
Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The Greek root bio means "life," so biology is the scientific study of living things.
2) A biography is a written account of another person's life story.
3) The Greek root geo means "earth," so geography is the study of Earth's surface and landforms.
4) A geology scientist studies rocks, minerals, and the structure of the earth.
5) The Greek root graph means "write," so an autograph is your name written in your own handwriting.
6) A paragraph is a section of writing made up of related sentences grouped together.
7) The Latin root scrib means "write," so to describe something is to write down what it looks like.
8) A manuscript is a written text that an author prepares by hand before it is printed.
9) The study of heat and energy deep inside the earth is called geothermal science.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
inscription
→ writing carved or engraved onto a surface
a large community of living things in a climate zone
photograph
→ an image written by light onto film or a sensor
writing carved or engraved onto a surface
biome
→ a large community of living things in a climate zone
a scientist who studies rocks and the earth
geologist
→ a scientist who studies rocks and the earth
an image written by light onto film or a sensor
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