Sample Words From List
homophone
phonograph
photocopier
telegram
phonograph
telephone
autograph
symphony
headphones
photographer
calligraphy
microphone
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
They share the common Greek word parts - phon-, photo-, -graph, or tele-
What do you think symphony means?
(noun) a long musical composition
What do you think calligraphy means?
(noun) the art or practice of beautiful handwriting
How do you think we could sort these words?
According to their word parts - phone-, photo-, -graph, or tele-
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
What do you think phon- means?
sound
What do you think photo- means?
light
What do you think -graph means?
write
What do you think tele- means?
far or distant
How does knowing the meaning of word parts help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word?
microphone - micro = small and phon = sound, so a microphone makes small sounds louder
You try it. How about autograph.
autograph- auto = self and graph= write, so an autograph is a persons own handwritten signature