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Word Roots pg. 21-22
mrs. stephens 6th period reading class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| peri | around, sourounding |
| cardi | heart |
| heli | sun |
| meter | measure |
| opt | eye, vision |
| scope | look at, view, examine |
| -al | like,related to,; an action or process |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -on | quality, state |
| sym- | with,together |
| gen | cause, birth, race, produce |
| homo | same |
| path | feeling, disease |
| phob | fear of |
| phon/ | sound |
| phono | |
| poly | many |
| tele | from afar |
| perimeter | the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure |
| pericardinal | of or pertaining to the pericardium |
| periscop | an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision |
| perihelion | the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun. |
| perioptic | of or pertaining to the eye or sight |
| phonic | of or pertaining to speech sounds |
| phonogenic | |
| phonology | the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation. |
| phonopathy | Any of various diseases of the vocal organs that affect speech |
| phonophobia | morbid fear of sounds including your own voice |
| homophonic | having the same sound |
| polyphonic | consisting of many voices or sounds. |
| telephonic | of, pertaining to, or happening by means of a telephone system |
| symphonic | of or pertaining to symphony or harmony of sounds |