Exploring Greek Roots through Morphemes Activity

Guide students in combining Greek morphemes to create words, discussing changes in spelling/pronunciation, word meanings, and forming sentences. Matrices include common Greek roots like bio (life), chrono (time), geo (earth), and more.

• Greek roots
• Morphemes activity
• Language learning
• Word formation
• Educational

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1. Morphemes Greek Roots Activity: 1. Guide students in combining morphemes to make words (orally or in writing). 2. Discuss any changes in spelling or pronunciation that occur when combining morphemes. 3. Discuss what the words mean. 4. Form sentences using the new words (orally or in writing). NOTES: Some matrices allow for words with more than three morphemes (micro+bio+log+ist). Source: Frank, M. (2018). Morpheme matrices: Sequential or standalone lessons for assembling common prefixes, Latin roots, Greek forms, and suffixes. Hamline University.

2. auto (self) bio (life) chrono (time) demo (people) geo (earth) hydro (water) phono (sound) photo (light) tele (distant) thermo (heat) er (one who) ic (relating to) ical (relating to) y (subject or science) gram graph written or drawn

3. bio (life) chrono (time) geo (earth) hydro (water) graph (written) meter (measure) phono (sound) psych (mind) techn (skill) ic (relating to) ical (relating to) ist (one who) logy ology study of

4. bio (life) chrono (time) geo (earth) grapho (written) hydro (water) micro (small) photo (light) sphero (circle) tele (distant) thermo (heat) ic (relating to) ical (relating to) ist (one who) meter metr measure

5. phone phon geo (earth) gramo (written) hydro (water) micro (small) tele (distant) eme (unit) ic (relating to) sound

6. astro (star) bio (life) eco (house) geo (earth) hemi (half) hydro (water) micro (small) photo (light) thermo (heat) ic (relating to) sphere circle

7. auto (self) ic (relating to) cracy crat demo (people) techn (skill) rule

8. bio (life) ic (relating to) scope chrono (time) hydro (water) micro (small) phono (sound) photo (light) tele (distant) thermo (heat) watch or see