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photo-
(FOH-toh)light
Greek for light. A photograph is written with light; photosynthesis uses light to make food.
prefixGreek
Earth, water, skySpellings:photophos
Example words
photograph
a picture made with light
photosynthesis
how plants use light to make food
phosphorus
a chemical element that gives off light
Who it is for
Grades served: 4, 5
Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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