Marcia K. Henry, Ph. D.
Professor Emerita,
San Jose State University
~ Module 13, Session 11~
Activity 1
Discuss why learning the Greek combining forms might be helpful
for at-risk high school students.
In order to promote the importance of knowing the meaning of the
Greek combining forms, work in pairs for the following matching
exercise:
Match each of the Greek combining forms with its meaning.
_____ dem
A. water
_____ therm
B. life
_____ biblio
C. color
_____ astro
D. star
_____ ology
E. book
_____ hydro
F. heat
_____ bio
G. science
_____ chrom
H. people
Write 3 words using each of the above combining forms.
