1. Greek and Latin Roots Unit 3 week 11 definitions
Gram, morph, ortho, loc

2. Week 11 Day 1 Make a box in your vocab journal like the one below
Week 11 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.
gram
morph
ortho
loc
Definition: letter
Origin: Greek
Examples: cardiogram, grammar, telegram
Definition: form
Examples: morphology, amorphous, morph, metamorphosis, monomorphic
Definition: straight
Examples: orthography, orthodontist, orthopedic, orthodox
Definition: place
Origin: Latin
Examples: locomotion, allocate, local, location

3. gram (Greek)=letter

4. cardiogram Definition: a letter-like tracing of a heart monitor
Sentence: The doctor read the cardiogram to see how the patient’s heart was doing.

5. grammar Definition: how letters and words are used in language
Sentence: Mrs. Beard wants her students to write grammatically correct paragraphs.

6. telegram Definition: letters in a message sent by telegraph
Sentence: They sent a telegram to their parents to announce their pregnancy because they didn’t have phones.

7. morph(Greek)=form

8. morphology Definition: the study of the form of animals and plants
Sentence: The biologist went to the rainforest to collect data on morphology.

9. amorphous Definition: without form or shape
Sentence: Under the microscope, the virus appeared to be amorphous.

10. morph
Definition: to form
Sentence: A tadpole morphs into a frog.

11. metamorphosis Definition: change of form
Sentence: Metamorphosis is a complete change of form, like when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

12. monomorphic Definition: having one form
Sentence: This species is monomorphic, meaning both sexes are identical in appearance.

13. ortho(Greek)=straight

14. orthography Definition: the study of spelling or making words straight
Sentence: The writing had many misspellings which revealed a weakness in orthography.

15. orthodontist Definition: a dentist that straightens teeth
Sentence: My mom scheduled an orthodontist appointment for me to get braces.

16. orthopedic Definition: a doctor who makes bones straight
Sentence: The orthopedic surgeon put a metal plate in my broken foot.

17. orthodox Definition: type of belief in straight or strict ideas
Sentence: she believes in the benefits of orthodox medicine and alternative medicine.

18. Loc (Latin)=place

19. locomotion Definition: moving from place to place
Sentence: With the introduction of steam locomotion, people were able to travel much longer distances.

20. allocate
Definition: to place for a certain purpose; separate or divide
Sentence: Money from the sale of the grandparent’s house was allocated to each of the children.

21. local Definition: having to do with a current place
Sentence: Do your parents watch the local news at night?

22. location Definition: the position on earth of a certain place
Sentence: Heritage Elementary is located in Madison, Alabama.