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Greek and Latin Root Words
Speech/Language
January 2014
6th Grade ELA Standard
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
6.4(b)
Use common Greek or
Latin affixes and roots
as clues to the meaning
of a word (e.g.,
audience, auditory,
audible).
Learning Objective
We will use Greek and Latin word
roots to expand our vocabulary
and to determine the meaning
of unknown words.
What are we going to do today?
Words are broken into parts that help us figure
out their meaning:
Prefixes:
undo
do
un-- un
un
re-- re
re
refill
fill
ex-- ex
ex
extract
tract
Prefixes are at the
beginning of words.
pre- means before
fix means attach, repair
Suffixes:
-ful
joyful
-ly
sadly
-ness kindness
Suffixes are at the end of words.
So, “prefix” means “attached
before.”
Which word part is found at the end of
words? _______________________
We know that words are broken into parts that
help us figure out their meaning.
Prefixes
Suffixes
Prefix
Meaning
Example
Suffix
Meaning
Example
re-
back,
again
refill
-ful
Having
careful
-less
joyless
tri-
three
triplet
Without,
missing
un-
not
undo
-ly
In the
manner of
hopefully
:
An example of a prefix is ______ which means ______.
How do word parts like prefixes and suffixes help us _______?
A root is a set of letters that have
meaning. It is the most basic form.
Affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added to the root
to create a new word.
Example:
The Latin root “ject” means “throw”,
So project can mean “to throw forward”
• A root can be at the front, middle or end
of a word.
• Many words in the English language are
based on Greek & Latin word roots.
– What is a word root? _______________________
Learning Greek and Latin word roots can
help expand your vocabulary. Sometimes
one root can be in 20 (or more ☺) words!
Let’s look together at the root “_______.”
1. Write the root “_______” at the base
(roots) of your tree.
2. Put it’s meaning below.
3. As a group we will brainstorm words
containing the word root.
4. Do you know what these words mean?
English words can have all three parts:
prefix + root + suffix
ab + duct + ed
away from + to lead/pull + verb: past tense
abducted means ”pulled or lead away from”
i.e. The general was abducted by masked gunmen.
Roots can appear more than once,
and anywhere in the word.
Word
Meaning
geology
study of the earth
telegraph
writing that travels far
tricycle
three wheels
asocial
not being companionable /
Concept not wanting to join others
Importance
• Knowing and using
Greek and Latin word
roots can help you
figure out the meaning
of words you don’t
recognize.
• This will make you a
better reader and writer.
Why is it important to know how to use
Greek and Latin word roots?
Greek and Latin Root Practice
1. Highlight the word root (or roots).
•
What does the word root mean?
2. Look at the remainder of the word:
•
What does the prefix mean?
•
What does the suffix mean?
3. Use the word root table to determine the meaning.
root + suffix
astrology
astro = stars
-logy = study of
So astrology means:
____________
biology
bio = _______
-logy =________
So biology means:
________________
prefix + root
enamor
empathy
en- = having
amor = love
em- =________
pathy = ________
What does enamor
mean?
_____________________
_________________
What does empathy mean?
______________________
____________
Many of the greek gods were
enamored with mortals.
Percy has empathy for his friend Grover, and he
protects him when the other students tease
him.
root + root
pseudonym
aqueduct
pseudo = false
nym = name
What is a
Pseudonym?
_________________
aque (aqua)= _______
duct = ___________
“Mr. Brunner is a pseudonym for
____________.”
What is an aqueduct used for?
How do you know that?
___________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
prefix + root + suffix
retrospective
carnivore
retro = backwards
spect = look
-ive = having quality of
carni =_______
vor = ________
-e = _________
What does retrospective mean?:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
What does carnivore mean?
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
History is a retrospective way of looking
at life.
Although Grover Underwood eats many things, he
is not a carnivore.
Closure
• What do we call the most basic form of a word that
has meaning?
• Why do you think knowing and using Greek and
Latin word roots is important?
Additional Practice
• Follow the steps
and directions.
A List of Greek and Latin
Word Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes
Root
Meaning
Root
Meaning
Root
Meaning
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
duct
to lead/pull
micro
small
phobia
fear of
ab-
away from
tele
distance
spect
look, see
auto
self
a-, un-,
-less
not, without
graph
write, draw
aque, aqua
water
rupt
break
em-. en-, -y, ful
having,
marked by
bio
life
astr, aster
stars
scope
see, watch
retro-
backwards
geo
earth
logy, ology
study of
pseudo
false
-ive, -ic
having
quality of
rium
house
cycle
wheel
dynam
power
-al
result of
trans
across
nym, nom
name
ject
throw
-able, -ible
ability
pathy
feeling for
amor
love
pro
forward
-oid
resembling,
like
cent, centi
hundred
derm, derma
skin
vor
eat greedily
-or, -er, -e
one who
carn
meat
chron
time
soci
joining in,
being
together
ex-
out of
omni
all, every
meter
measure
ped, pod
foot, footed
bi-
two
struc, struct
build
cent
hundred
con, com
together, with
tri-
three
hydro
water
trans
across
tract
pull
-ly
in the
manner of