Decoding Language: Latin Greek Roots Based Words Quiz

Biblio = book and phil = love, so bibliophile means book lover.

Philo = love and anthrop = people, so philanthropist loves helping people.

Bio = life and graphy = writing, so biography is a life story written by someone else.

Auto = self, bio = life, graphy = writing, so autobiography is a self-written life story.

Mis = hate and anthrop = people, so misanthrope hates people.

Mis means hate or wrong; misanthrope is someone who hates people.

Micro = small and phone = sound, so microphone makes small sounds louder.

Philanthropist and bibliophile both include phil = love.

Tele = far and phone = sound, so telephone carries sound over distance.

Biography is a life story written by someone else.

Tele = far and scope = see, so telescope lets you see faraway things.

Microscope combines micro = small and scope = see.

Micro = small and scope = see, so microscope is for seeing tiny objects.

Geo = earth and graphy = writing/description, so geography describes Earth’s features.

Geology, geography, and geometry all start from geo = earth.

Phil means love, so a bibliophile is a book lover.

Auto = self, so autobiography is a self-written life story.

Philanthropist uses phil = love and anthrop = people.

Telephone, microphone, and symphony all use phon/phone for sound.

Biology, biography, and autobiography all use bio = life.