1. Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
A root is a word part that contains the core meaning of the word
Root: Biblio; Meaning: Book
Example: bibliomania- a love of collecting and possessing books
Write the sentences below. Use roots and context clues to fill in the blank with one of the following words: (Bibliophobia; Bibliology)
1. You can discover when the first book was
printed when you study .
2. Nick hates doing his summer reading. He has .

2. Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
A root is a word part that contains the core meaning of the word
Root: circ; Meaning: around
Example: circle- a round shape that has no beginning or end
Write the sentences below. Use roots and context clues to fill in the blank with one of the following words: (Circumference; Circuit)
1. We measured the of the
basketball.
2. Each year, the earth completes a
around the sun.

3. Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
A root is a word part that contains the core meaning of the word
Root: graph; Meaning: to write
Example: paragraph- a part of writing that usually deals with one subject
Write the sentences below. Use roots and context clues to fill in the blank with one of the following words:
(Autograph; Seismograph)
1. A records how much the
earth moves during an earthquake.
2. The athlete wrote his on the baseball after the game.

4. Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
A root is a word part that contains the core meaning of the word
Root: micro; Meaning: small
Example: microorganism- any living thing too small to been seen.
Write the sentences below. Use roots and context clues to fill in the blank with one of the following words:
(Microscope; Microphone)
1. In science class, we used a to
look at tiny cells.
2. The made her soft voice
sound much louder.

5. Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
A root is a word part that contains the core meaning of the word
Root: spec; Meaning: to see
Example: perspective- the way one looks at something.
Write the sentences below. Use roots and context clues to fill in the blank with one of the following words:
(Inspect; Spectacles)
1. The driver needed to every
part of the car before the race.
2. The man needed to put on his
in order to read the paper.