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Latin and Greek Roots
S
Use your 10 index cards- write
your name on each one.
S Follow the Power Point presentation and write the root on
ONE side.
S Then, write the definition and 3 examples of words that
have the root inside them.
S Draw a picture of ONE word on the back.
ped-
What do these words mean?
S Pedicure
S Pedestrian
S Pedometer
S centipede
S Choose three to write on the back of your index card.
Then, draw a picture of one on the back of your index card.
Man/manu
What do these words mean?
S Manual
S Manicure
S Manufacture
S Choose three to write on the back of your index card.
Then, draw a picture of one on the back of your index card.
Spec-
What do these words mean?
S spectator
S Spectacle
S Perspective
S Inspect
S Choose three to write on the back of your index card.
Then, draw a picture of one on the back of your index card.
Dict-
-ject
What do these words mean?
S Eject
S Reject
S Deject
S Projectile
S Interjection
S Choose three to write on the back of your index card. Then, draw
a picture of one on the back of your index card.
Sect-
What do these words mean?
S Disect
S Intersection
S Section
S Choose three to write on the back of your index card.
Then, draw a picture of one on the back of your index card.
port
What do these words mean?
S Portable
S Import/export
S Portfolio
S Deport
S Choose three to write on the back of your index card.
Then, draw a picture of one on the back of your index card.
miss/mit
What do these words mean?
S Admit
S Mission
S Admission
S Intermission
S Choose three to write on the back of your index card.
Then, draw a picture of one on the back of your index card.
graph
What do these words mean?
S Autograph
S Biography
S Graph
S Choose three to write on the back of your index card.
Then, draw a picture of one on the back of your index card.
Scrib-
What do these words mean?
S Scribe
S Scribble
S Indescribable
S Subscriber
S Choose three to write on the back of your index card.
Then, draw a picture of one on the back of your index card.
Now……chose one word from
each root.
S Create an original sentence with each root. Make sure each
sentence makes sense and create 10 sentences in total.
S Take your personal spelling words and add them anywhere in the
sentences.
S Use a separate piece of paper and hand in at the end of the
period. If you don’t finish, this will be homework for Tuesday
night.
S Underline the words that have the roots and are personal spelling
words.
More Roots- guess the meaning!
S ChronoS TeleS DermS AudiS AutoS Bio-
Auto-
Means self-
S Automatic
S Autograph
S Autocorrect
S autobiography
Ann/Enn
Means year/yearly
S Anniversary
S Annual
S Biannual
S Centennial
Chron-
Means time
S Chronology
S Chronological
S Chronos, the God of Time
Bio-
Means life
S Biology
S Autobiography
S biopic
Tele-
Means far, at a distance
S Telephone
S Television
S Teleport
S telescope
Audi-
Means sound
S Audio
S Audiovisual
S auditorium
Aqua/aque
Derm-
Vid/vis
Uni-
Cent-
Phil-
Dem-
Therm-
Hydr-
Jud-
Ortho-