| A | B |
| auto | self |
| biblio | book |
| bio | life |
| geo | earth |
| phono | sound |
| photo | light |
| mat | work, act |
| para | alongside |
| tele | far |
| biography | book about a person's life |
| autobiography | story of person's life written by self |
| automat | runs by itself |
| parallel | lines run along side each other |
| photograph | pictures on light sensitive paper |
| telegraph | instrument that sends mesage over wires |
| geography | study of the surface of the earth |
| paraprofessional | person working along side other professionals |
| autograph | person's own signature |
| bibliography | list of books on a topic |
| telephone | instrument allows talking over distance |