Greek Roots Lesson 4 English 9 December 1/2, 2015
Brainstorm additional words using these roots Familiarity with Greek and Latin roots can help students understand the meaning of unfamiliar words. Lesson #3 Roots Brainstorm additional words using these roots an/a bio geo path/patho/pathy phobia
Lesson 4 Roots Brainstorm what these roots might mean: homo hyper mono/mon pod therm
(1) homogeneous ROOTS: homo = “same” + genos = “race, kind” PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: consisting of parts all of the same kind SYNONYM: ANTONYM: RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE: Sam’s neighborhood is homogeneous because all of the houses have the same design.
(2) homophone ROOTS: homo = “same” + phonos = “voice” PART OF SPEECH: noun DEFINITION: a word pronounced the same as another word but having a different meaning and (usually) different spelling SYNONYM: RELATED FORMS: homophonic (adj.) SENTENCE:
(3) hyperventilate ROOTS: hyper = “above” + ventilare = “to fan” PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE: Don’t hyperventilate too much, or you will put too much oxygen in your blood and you might pass out.
(4) hypersensitive ROOTS: hyper = “above” + sentire = “to feel” PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE:
(5) monarchy ROOTS: mono = “alone” + archos = ruler PART OF SPEECH: noun DEFINITION: a form of government headed by a king, queen, or emperor SYNONYM: RELATED FORMS: monarchical (adj.) SENTENCE:
(6) monopoly ROOTS: PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: RELATED FORMS: monopolize (v.), monopolistic (adj.) SENTENCE: If you had a monopoly on oil, you could sell it for whatever you wanted to.
(7) podiatry ROOTS: PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE:
(8) podium ROOTS: pod = “foot” PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: SYNONYMS: lectern, platform SENTENCE: The conductor walked to the podium, raised his arms, and the orchestra began to play.
(9) hypothermia ROOTS: PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: SYNONYM: frozen ANTONYM: overheated RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE:.
(10) thermodynamic ROOTS: thermos = “heat” + dynamis = power” PART OF SPEECH: adj. DEFINITION: operated by heat converted to other forms of energy, especially motion RELATED FORMS: thermodynamics (n.), thermodynamically (adverb) SENTENCE: The thermodynamic energy of the nuclear power plant created enough electricity to power the whole city.