Spelling Grade 5 — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A photographer takes pictures using light and a camera lens.
Photographer combines photo (light) with graph (write) and -er (person) together.
2. An autobiography writes the story of their own life.
Autobiography combines three roots: auto, bio, and graph for self-life-writing meaning.
3. We use a dictionary to look up word meanings quickly.
Dictionary comes from the Latin root dict, meaning to say or speak aloud.
4. The biology class studied living things under microscopes.
Biology joins bio (life) and -ology (study of) into one science word.
5. Trucks transport goods across the country every single day.
Transport joins trans (across) and port (carry) into one useful action verb.
6. Please inscribe your name neatly at the top of the page.
Inscribe joins in (into) and scribe (write) to mean writing onto something solid.
7. A telegraph sends messages over very long distances using wires.
Telegraph combines tele (far) and graph (write) for long-distance written messages.
8. The doctor will prescribe medicine for your sore throat today.
Prescribe joins pre (before) and scribe (write) to mean ordering medical treatment.
9. Pictures of cells filled the photo album from class.
Photo is the Greek root meaning light, used as a standalone word too.
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
self
bio
→ life
life
port
→ carry
carry
scribe
→ write
write
Each root brings a fixed meaning that helps spell and define many English words.