Transcript Greek Word Parts - Sullivan County Department Of Education

Greek Word Parts
Test on Thursday
5.1.SPI 06j
• The student is able to use word
origins to determine the meanings of
unknown words (e.g. Latin and Greek
roots, meanings of commonly used
foreign words).
-logy
• Means “study of”
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geology
biology
meteorology
technology
zoology
aster or astr
• means “star”
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asterisk
astronomy
astronaut
astronomical
therm
• means “heat”
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thermometer
thermal
thermos
thermostat
sphere
• means “ball”
– hemisphere
– biosphere
– spherical