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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