Read the spelling words and sentences. Greek and Latin Roots 1. import import They import olives from Italy. 2. telephoto telephoto I would like a telephoto lens. 3. eject eject Coach had to eject a player. 4. erupt erupt I want to see the volcano erupt. 5. disrupt disrupt A parrot will disrupt the class. 6. biography biography Tom wrote a biography. 7. photocopy photocopy Send a photocopy of your paper. 8. centimeter centimeter That ant is a centimeter long. 9. prospect prospect We can prospect for gold. 10. script script I wrote a script for a play. 11. project project What is your project this week? 12. dictate dictate He did not dictate a letter. 13. telecast telecast Are you ready for the telecast? 14. predict predict I predict that you will win. 15. export export We export wheat to Japan. 16. thermometer thermometer The thermometer says fifty degrees. 17. autobiography autobiography I will write an autobiography. 18. manuscript manuscript She read your manuscript. 19. photograph photograph What a great photograph of you! 20. respect respect We need to respect each other. Think & Sort the spelling words. 1 8. Write the words that have the Greek root tele, photo, graph, or meter. 9 20. Write the words that have the Latin root spec, scrib/script, rupt, port, ject, or dict. Remember Many English words have Greek or Latin roots with meaning-based spelling patterns. Greek roots include tele ( distant ), photo ( light ), graph ( to write ), and meter ( measure ). Latin roots include spec ( to see ), scrib/script ( to write ), rupt ( to break ), port ( to carry ), ject ( to throw ), and dict ( to speak ). 222
Word Structure Combine these root words, prefixes, and suffixes to write the spelling words. 1. tele + cast 6. thermo + meter 2. dis + rupt 7. ex + port 3. tele + photo 8. im + port 4. bio + graph + y 9. auto + bio + graph + y 5. photo + graph 10. centi + meter Word Meanings The Latin root spec means to see, to watch, to look at. The Latin root dict means to speak. Match the meanings below to the spelling word. 11. prospect a. to speak words to be written 12. respect b. to say what might happen 13. dictate c. to look for 14. predict d. to look at with a high opinion Use the Dictionary Write the spelling word for each dictionary respelling below. Check the spelling of your answers in your Spelling Dictionary. 15. /ı rŭpt / 18. /măn yə skrı pt / 16. /fō tə ko p e / 19. /ı j ĕ kt / 17. /skrı pt/ 20. /prŏj ĕ kt/ 223
telecast script photograph photocopy autobiography project centimeter respect import export prospect predict eject biography erupt disrupt telephoto manuscript dictate thermometer Complete the Analogies Write a spelling word to complete each analogy. 1. Look back is to review as plan ahead is to. 2. Distance is to yardstick as temperature is to. 3. Other is to biography as self is to. 4. Take in is to admit as throw out is to. 5. Hope is to wish as search is to. 6. Video is to movie as picture is to. 7. Yard is to meter as inch is to. 8. Admire is to honor as value is to. Use Context Clues Write the spelling word that best completes each sentence. 9. Lava and ash will from the volcano at any moment. 10. He finished the first draft of the for his book about the Arctic. 11. The lens is a lens that lets me take pictures from a distance. 12. It is difficult to tell the, or reproduction, from the original letter. 13. The of that television program was shown around the world. 14. We, or sell to other countries, corn and wheat. 15. We, or buy from other countries, oil and rice. 16. Listen carefully and write down these spelling words as I them to you. 17. The protesters plan to the meeting by making a lot of noise. 18. For the first rehearsal, the actors can read aloud from the, or text, of the play. 19. She wrote a about the life of Amelia Earhart. 20. I can what will happen at the end of the story. 224
Proofread a Paragraph Proofread the paragraph for ten misspelled words. Write the spelling words correctly and make the corrections indicated by the proofreading marks. Did you see my photagraph in the newspaper? Our class has been working on a special projekt. the newspaper decided to cover it. We are creating a history of our neighborhood. I am writing a biografy of the grocer. Some of my manewscript is in the newspaper. Dina s grandmother is going to dictait an awtobiografy. She will photocopie special papers for us. Some are kids is writing a skript for a telacast. we hope others will see that it is important to rispect who you are. Proofreading Marks Capital Letter Small Letter Add Delete Add a Period Indent Expository Writing prompt Write a Paragraph Write a paragraph about a special event. Include who and how. Tell about the event in chronological order. Use as many spelling words as you can. Use the writing process: prewrite, draft, revise, edit, and publish. Keep the main idea in mind as you write. Convey your ideas clearly with facts and details. Use complete sentences with correct capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Use a print or online dictionary to check your spelling. Transfer Find three more words with the root tele. Write the words and their definitions in your Spelling Journal. 225
scribe export script meter predict ort eject report telephoto report photo meter scribe graph telecast autobiography import eject telephoto script project export biography manuscript photograph centimeter prospect erupt dictate photocopy respect predict disrupt thermometer telescope transport dictation speedometer photo-essay dictionary prediction portable photography inspector telephone Pattern Power Write the spelling words that belong in each group. 1 4. Words with tele, meaning distant. 5 6. Words with rupt, meaning to break. 7 10. Words with port, meaning to carry. 11 14. Words with meter, meaning measure. 15 18. Words with dict, meaning to speak. Word Meaning 19. Write the word that means throw out. 20. Write the word that means search for. telecas respect photo dictate graph project erupt 226
Technology Read the paragraphs below and look for words with Greek and Latin roots. Science and technology use many words with Greek and Latin roots. If you know the meanings of those roots, you can often figure out what the words mean. Here are some useful roots. Greek roots include tele, distant ; photo, light ; graph, to write ; and meter, measure. Latin roots include spec, to see ; scrib/script, to write ; rupt, to break ; port, to carry ; ject, to throw, and dict, to speak. Roots can be combined with each other and with other words. For example, a photometer (light, measure) is a tool for measuring light. A photoflash (light, flash) is the light that flashes when you take a photograph. Transcribe (over, write) means to move data from one system to another. Transport means to move an object from one place to another. Teleport means to move something (distant, carry) without physically carrying it. A telemeter (distant, measure) is a tool for measuring from a distance. A telegraph (distant, write) is a coded message sent a long distance over wires. Here s one phototelegraphy (light, distant, write). That s a really old word for sending images long distances over telephone wires. The new word is shorter fax. Combine some roots and see what words you can come up with. 1 8. Write the words that have the roots tele, photo, or meter. 9 10. Write the words that have the roots port or scrib. 227