This presentation contains 25 common Greek roots, definitions, and sample words.

1. Greek/Latin Roots
The key to vocabulary

2. Process
1. Greek root
2. meaning
3. words that use it
4. make vocab
cards
5. quiz after 25

3. anthrop - man
anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy

4. arch – chief, first,
rule
archangel, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy,
patriarchy

5. aud – hear, listen
audiology, auditorium, audio, audition

6. carn - flesh
carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation,
carnal

7. chrom - color
chrome, chromosome, polychrome,
chromatic

8. chron - time
chronology, chronometer, synchronize

9. cide/cise – cut down,
kill
homicide, germicide, incision, scissors

10. Crat/cracy - rule
autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy

11. dict – say, speak
dictation, dictionary, predict, verdict,
contradict

12. endo - within
endorse, endocardial, endoskeleton

13. graph, gram - write
graphic, autograph, photography, telegram

14. hetero - different
heterogeneous, heterodox, heterosexual

15. ject - throw
inject, deject, project, eject, interject

16. log, logo, ology –
word, study,
speech
prologue, dialogue, zoology, catalog

17. magn - great
magnify, magnificent, magnitude

18. man - hand
manual, manage, manipulate, emancipate

19. migra - wander
migrate, emigrate, immigrate

20. morph - form
amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology

21. omni – all, every
omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent,
omnivorous

22. ortho – straight,
correct
orthodox, orthodontist, unorthodox

23. path – feeling,
suffering
sympathy, antipathy, apathy, telepathy

24. ped, pod - foot
pedestrian, centipede, tripod, podiatry,
pedal

25. phil - love
philosophy, philharmonic, bibliophile

26. poli - city
metropolis, police, megalopolis

27. poly - many
polytheistic, polyandrous, polygon