ELA Word Roots Lesson 1

bi

two

hyper

over, above

hypo

under, below

mono

one

chrom/chomo/chrome

color

gen

cause, birth, race, produce

poly

many

scope

look at, view, examine

ia

condition

ic

like, related to

ium

chemical element

chromogenic

producing color

hypochromia

lack of color

chromium

element used for making pigments

polychrome

many colored

chromoscope

optical instrument used to study various properties of color, including value and intensity

bichrome

having two colors

hyperchromia

excessive pigmentation (color), as of the skin (biology)

monochrome

made of shades of a single color