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Greek & Latin Roots and Affixes RW1.4 (5th Grade) Know abstract, derived roots and affixes from Greek and Latin, and use this knowledge to analyze the meaning of complex words. (3 questions on CST) RW1.2 Use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words. (2 questions on CST) www.elatestprep.com Greek & Latin The Greek empire is famous for its architecture and philosophy. The Roman (Latin) empire was famous for its military and artistic achievements. Many of our words are based on roots or affixes from these two great civilizations. www.elatestprep.com Roots Greek – aero – biblio – cardi – chron – geo – photo – tele (air) (book) (heart) (time) (earth) (light) (far away) aerobics Bible cardiologist chronological geography photosynthesis telescope www.elatestprep.com Roots Latin – anim – aqua – frag – luna – phone – rupt – terr (life, spirit) (water) (break) (moon) (sound) (break) (land) www.elatestprep.com animal aqueduct fragile lunatic telephone rupture terrain STAR Test Prep. The teacher required us to include a bibliography at the end of the report. The origin of the word bibliography is the Greek word biblio meaning A B C D essay book research write www.elatestprep.com STAR Test Prep. Astronomers have predicted that a lunar eclipse will occur tonight. The origin of the word lunar is the Latin root luna meaning A B C D sun planet lunatic moon www.elatestprep.com Greek & Latin Roots Practice California farmers have dug aqueducts to supply their crops with water from the Sierra Nevada mountains. The word aqueducts is based on the Latin root aqua, meaning “water.” Based on this information, the reader can tell the literal meaning of aqueducts is A B C D waterways water trucks rain snow www.elatestprep.com Affixes – prefixes or suffixes that have been “affixed” to a root word. prefix + root word + suffix micro scope sub marine kind ness person al bi cycle re appear joy ous www.elatestprep.com = = = = = = = microscope submarine kindness personal bicycle reappear joyous STAR Test Prep. Joel was the fastest runner in class today. In which word does est mean the same as it does in the word fastest? A B C D test festival arrest cleanest www.elatestprep.com