1. Greek and Latin Roots Week 8
Audio, bio, cap, gen

2. Week 8 Day 1 Make a box in your vocab journal like the one below
Week 8 Day 1 Make a box in your vocab journal like the one below. Title it day 1. Separate it into 4 sections. Write the root word at the top of each box. Write it’s definition, origin, and examples in each box.
audio
bio
cap
gen
Definition: hear
Origin: Latin
Examples: auditorium, auditory, audience, audiology
Definition: life
Origin: Greek
Examples: biography, biologist, antibiotic
Definition: head
Examples: capital, decapitate, captain, caption
Definition: birth or born
Examples: genesis, generation, gender, genius

3. audio (Latin)=hear

4. auditorium Definition: a place where people hear a performance
Sentence: The high school play is in the school auditorium.

5. auditory Definition: having the ability to hear
Sentence: Auditory learners do best when they can hear what is being taught.

6. audience Definition: people who listen to and hear others
Sentence: The singer got a standing ovation from the audience.

7. audiology Definition: the study of hearing
Sentence: The doctor studied audiology in school, so she could help people with hearing problems.

8. bio (Greek)=life

9. biography Definition: a written story of someone’s life
Sentence: I read a biography of Christopher Columbus for my report on the discovery of the Americas.

10. biologist Definition: a person who studies life
Sentence: The marine biologist went scuba diving to learn about underwater animals.

11. antibiotic Definition: a medicine that saves lives
Sentence: The doctor gave me antibiotics when I was sick.

12. cap(Latin)=head

13. capital Definition: the head city of a state or capital
Sentence: The capital of Alabama is Montgomery.

14. decapitate Definition: to take the head off of something
Sentence: In science lab we had to decapitate the bug.

15. captain Definition: the head of a team
Sentence: The football captain leads the team in a cheer before each game.

16. caption Definition: the heading for a picture
Sentence: The caption tells us more about the picture.

17. gen(Greek)=birth/born

18. genesis Definition: the birth or beginning of something
Sentence: The beginning of the Bible is the book of Genesis.

19. generation Definition: people born around the same time
Sentence: There are 4 generations in my family. (my grandparents, my parents, me, my kids)
My generation was born in the 80s.

20. gender Definition: being born a girl or boy
Sentence: We were invited to the gender reveal party to find out if they are having a boy or girl.

21. genius Definition: a person born with a lot of intelligence
Sentence: The scientist who won the Nobel Peace Prize is a genius.