Greek and Latin Roots #1 Examples

Question 1

photograph

Answer 1

light

writing/drawing

a picture taken with a camera

Question 2

telephoto

Answer 2

light

far away

a lens that you put on a camera that allows you to magnify things that are far away

Question 3

phototropic

Answer 3

light

turn

the quality of plants where they turn towards the light

Question 4

photophilia

Answer 4

light, love

Question 5

photophobia

Answer 5

light, fear

extreme sensitivity to light

Question 6

telegraph

Answer 6

writing, far away

a system for transmitting messages from a distance across a wire

Question 7

autograph

Answer 7

write

self

a signature, especially one from a celebrity

Question 8

television

Answer 8

far away

see

a system for producing visual images and sounds that are seen on a screen

Question 9

telephone

Answer 9

far away, hear

Question 10

telescope

Answer 10

far away

look

an optical instrument designed to make far away objects look nearer, often used to look at stars

Question 11

telepathy

Answer 11

far away

path = feelings, emotions

the communication of thoughts or feelings through senses other than the known senses, sensing someone else’s feelings without seeing them or talking to them

Question 12

telethon

Answer 12

far away

a television program broadcast to raise money

Question 13

philosopher

Answer 13

love

someone who loves to learn about the funamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence

Question 14

philanthropist

Answer 14

love

anthro = human

someone who loves to help humans, usually someone who gives money to charities

Question 15

philologist

Answer 15

love

logos/ologist = someone who studies

someone who loves to study languages

Question 16

Francophile

Answer 16

love

Someone who loves the country of France

Question 17

agoraphobia

Answer 17

fear

agora = a gathering place for people

people who fear large crowds

Question 18

claustrophobia

Answer 18

fear

fear of small spaces

Question 19

hydrophobia

Answer 19

fear

hydro = water

fear of water

Question 20

zoophobia

Answer 20

fear

zoo = animals

fear of animals

Question 21

sympathy

Answer 21

with, together

path = feelings

feelings of pity or sorrow for someone else’s misfortunes

Question 22

symphony

Answer 22

with, together

Question 23

synthesis

Answer 23

with, together

put, place

putting ideas together so that they fit

Question 24

photosynthesis

Answer 24

with, together,

light

put or place

the process by which plants take light and put/change it into energy

Question 25

synonym

Answer 25

with, together

a word that means the same as another word

Question 26

synchronize

Answer 26

with, together

chron = time

to set clocks so that they are with each other by saying the exact same time

Question 27

sync

Answer 27

with, together

Question 28

kinetic

Answer 28

movement

Question 29

kniesiology

Answer 29

movement

Question 30

cinema

Answer 30

movement

Question 31

cinematographer

Answer 31

movement

Question 32

phonogram

Answer 32

sound

Question 33

euphony

Answer 33

sound

Question 34

megaphone

Answer 34

sound

Question 35

microphone

Answer 35

sound

Question 36

sonic

Answer 36

sound

Question 37

sonnet

Answer 37

sound

Question 38

sonar

Answer 38

sound

Question 39

sonata

Answer 39

sound

Question 40

consonant

Answer 40

sound

Question 41

microscope

Answer 41

look at

Question 42

periscope

Answer 42

look at

Question 43

kaleidoscope

Answer 43

look at