Word Roots
Word Roots
Many of the words we use are made up of parts. These parts are called roots. The roots themselves have meaning, and when you put them in larger words, they can help to define the word. Vocabulary and spelling become easier and more meaningful by studying word roots.
Homework
Your assignment is to prepare a flashcard for each root assigned. You must use card stock – no paper flashcards. On one side of the card, write the root. On the other side of the card, write the definition, two words that relate back to the root’s meaning, and definitions for those words. For example:
Side 1 Side 2
Tests
You will be tested on each group of word roots. The tests will ask you to write in missing information. Typically, you will be given the root and be asked to supply the definition and one related word. Each time, you will be tested on the current list plus additional roots taken from previous groups. At the end of the year, you will be expected to know all eighty roots.
Greek Roots
Group #1 Group #2
Root Meaning Root Meaning
1. amphi both ways 14. micro small
2. anthro man 15. mono alone; one
3. ast star 16. neo new; recent
4. auto self 17. ortho straight
5. bio life 18. para beside; equal
6. chrono time 19. pod foot
7. geo earth 20. peri around
8. graph, gram write 21. phob fear
9. kine, cine move 22. phon sound
10. log word 23. photo light
11. mega great 24. phys nature
12. meter measure 25. poly many
13. tele far
Latin Roots
Group #3 Group #4
Root Meaning Root Meaning
26. amo, ami love 36. cred believe
27. aud, audit hear 37. dict speak
28. bene good 38. fer carry
29. cap head 39. fict pretend
30. cede, ceed go 40. fract, frag break
31. cent hundred 41. ject throw
32. cide, cise cut; kill 42. lib book; free
33. clam, claim shout 43. manu hand
34. clud, clos, clus shut 44. med, mid middle
35. cogn know 45. miss, mit send
Group #5 Group #6
Root Meaning Root Meaning
46. mort death 56. scribe, script write
47. multi many 57. sect cut
48. ped foot 58. solv, solu loosen
49. pell, puls push 59. spec, spic see
50. pend, pens hanging 60. tact, tang touch
51. plic, plex interweave; fold 61. term end
52. port carry 62. tract pull; drag
53. post after 63. vers, vert turn
54. rect straight 64. viv, vit live
55. rupt break 65. voc voice
Latin and Greek Prefixes (expressing time and place)
Group #7 Group #8
Root Meaning Root Meaning
66. intra- inside; within 74. pre- before
67. endo inside; within 75. ante- before
68. ad-, ac-, ag-, at- to; toward 76. de- down
69. inter- between; among 77. sub- under; beneath
70. epi- upon 78. super- above; over
71. com-, con-, cor- at the same time 79. re- back; backward
72. syn-, sym- with; at the same time 80. dis-, di- off; away
73. post- after
Guidelines for Successful Root Cards
1. The definition must show a relationship to the root’s meaning.
2. Show how the words YOU choose, relate to the root definition.
3. For the word examples, you must use different words (No same word, different ending!)
4. Do NOT choose bizarre, obscure words for the examples. Choose words that have a chance to be part of your everyday vocabulary.
5. The root can be anywhere in the word. It doesn’t have to be at the beginning of the word.
6. Spelling counts! If you misspell the words you choose (or the root), it will be marked wrong.
Grading Guidelines for Root Cards
5 points per card
• 1 point - Root on front, meaning on back
• 2 points - 1 point for each word spelled correctly
• 2 points - 1 point for each definition that demonstrates the
relationship of the word to the root’s meaning
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amphi
1-1
-- both ways
1. amphitheater – theater in which you can see both sides of the stage
2. amphibious – able to live both on land and water
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