Grade 5 Spelling: Greek Root Words
Ten words to practise: biology, geology, photograph, autograph, telephone and more.
Greek Root Words
Name:Date:Score:
Fill in the missing letters to spell each word.
- 1b_ol_gy
- 2geolo__
- 3phot_g_aph
- 4autogr_p_
- 5te_ep_one
- 6micro__one
- 7t_ermomet_r
- 8ge_graph_
- 9tel_sc_pe
- 10mi_rosc_pe
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Greek Root Words
Name:Date:Score:
Unscramble the letters to spell the spelling word.
- 1o g o y i b l →
- 2g y g l o o e →
- 3o p g a t o h h r p →
- 4h t g p a r a o u →
- 5l h e t p n e e o →
- 6p c e m r h o o n i →
- 7r t e o e r e t h m m →
- 8h p g e y a o g r →
- 9l e s e c t o e p →
- 10p o c r m i s c o e →
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Greek Root Words
Name:Date:Score:
Look, say, cover, write and check. Write each spelling word three times.
- 1biology
- 2geology
- 3photograph
- 4autograph
- 5telephone
- 6microphone
- 7thermometer
- 8geography
- 9telescope
- 10microscope
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Answer key — Sheet A (10 answers)
- 1. biology
- 2. geology
- 3. photograph
- 4. autograph
- 5. telephone
- 6. microphone
- 7. thermometer
- 8. geography
- 9. telescope
- 10. microscope
Answer key — Sheet B (10 answers)
- 1. biology
- 2. geology
- 3. photograph
- 4. autograph
- 5. telephone
- 6. microphone
- 7. thermometer
- 8. geography
- 9. telescope
- 10. microscope
Answer key — Sheet C (10 answers)
- 1. biology
- 2. geology
- 3. photograph
- 4. autograph
- 5. telephone
- 6. microphone
- 7. thermometer
- 8. geography
- 9. telescope
- 10. microscope
About this skill
This list focuses on greek root words. Sheet A fills in missing letters, Sheet B unscrambles the words and Sheet C is a look-say-cover-write practice page.
How to teach it
- Use look-say-cover-write-check for each word.
- Practise a few minutes every day rather than the night before the test.
- Say the word, then clap the syllables.
Mistakes to watch for
- Guessing from the sound only — check against the pattern.
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