gram/graph (write, draw)origin: Greek γραφειν (graphein, ‘graff-eh-n’) = to write

photograph‘foe-toe-graf’ A picture made using a camera

anagram‘a-na-gram’ A word made by jumbling up the letters of the original word

grammar‘gra-mur’ Rules on how a language is written and spoken

graph‘graf’ Information originally in number form displayed as a drawing

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Complete the words with the root gram or graph to match the definition.

gram graph

Fill it in

Name: ____________________________

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gram/graph=write,draw

auto _ _ _ _ _ a person’s signature

para _ _ _ _ _ a section of a piece of writing

picto_ _ _ _ a word written using

pictures rather than letters

photo _ _ _ _ _ a picture made using a

camera

ana _ _ _ _ a word made by jumbling up the letters of the original word

_ _ _ _ mar rules on how a language is written and spoken

_ _ _ _ _ information originally in number form

displayed as a drawing

bio _ _ _ _ _ y the story of someone’s life

written down

Match each word containing the root vgram or graph to its meaning.

Match it up

Name: ____________________________

graphite

geography

graphics

grammar

anagram

writing about and study of the world around us

a word made by jumbling up the letters of the original word

a person’s signature

rules on how a language is written and spoken

the black bit on the inside of a pencil that does the writing

the activity of making pictures and imagesautograph

gram graph

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gram/graph=write,draw

Chose the best word below that uses the root gram or graph to complete these sentences.

Finish the phrase

Name: ____________________________

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I just won a prize for my

__________________ of a dolphin!

Did you know that ‘listen’ is an

____________________ of ‘silent?

paragraph photograph

My favourite things to read are

____________________ novels and comics.

I sometimes find it tricky to know when to

start a new __________________ in my writing.

graphicanagram

I love reading about _______________

because one day I want to travel the world.

geography

gram graph

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gram/graph=write,draw

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In each box, write a word that uses the root gram or graph. Then draw a picture to illustrate that word.

Picture this

Name: ____________________________

My word is : __________________________________________________

My word is : __________________________________________________

gram graph

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Take turns to fill a box by completing a word that uses the root gram or graph. After you’ve written the word, say out loud what it means. The first player to complete a line of three boxes vertically, horizontally or diagonally wins.

Noughts & Crosses

Name: ____________________________

_ _ _ _ mar _ _ _ _ _

photo _ _ _ _ _

auto _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ ic

ana _ _ _ _geo _ _ _ _ _ y

para _ _ _ _ _ picto _ _ _ _

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