What learning are we targeting today?
WALT and WILF
What am I learning
today?
I can demonstrate
knowledge of
common Greek
and Latin word
parts on unknown
words.
What am I looking for today?
What is my proof of learning?
1. I will distinguish :
 WORD PARTS
 MEANING OF WORD
PART
2. I will construct actual words
from the word parts.
“How can you figure
out the meaning of a
word that you do not
know?”
:
Warm-up
Talk to a partner or the people at your table and figure
out an answer to the following:
Be prepared to share back!
uni, mono
Meaning: one
Word Samples for uni: unity, unicorn, unique, unilateral
Word Samples for mono:
monotone, monochromatic, monarch
-phobia
fear
-port
( meaning = to Carry)
Airport
Export
Portable
Transport
Phon or audi
sound
Word Samples for audi: auditory, audiology, audience
Word Samples for phon: phonics, telephone, phone
Anti –
Meaning = against
Examples:
Antibodies
Anti-war
Anti-smoking
In, Im, Il, Ir = Not :
Injustice, Impossible, Illiterate, Irreligious
im –
Meaning = not
Examples:
Impossible
Impartial
Impatient
Imposter
auto
self
re–
Meaning = again
Examples:
Reread
Redo
Retell
Remake
resell
Trans = Across
examples:
Transport
Transatlantic
Translate
transcontinental
post = after
examples:
Postwar
Post-test
Pre = before
prejudge (verb)
preapprove (verb)
prepay (verb)
Preview (verb)
Preread(verb)
precaution (noun)
pretest (noun and verb)
Pregame (adjective)
mis = wrong
examples:
misspell
Mistake
miscalculate
hemi/semi
Means:
half
Word Samples for hemi:
hemisphere,
Word Samples for semi:
semimonthly, semiannual, semicircle,
semi-sweet, semi-truck,
bio
life
ped
Foot
(Latin meaning)
Word Samples for ped:
Pedestrian, pedicure, pedometer, pedestal
pedal
-ology
study of
Word Samples for -ology:
Biology, zoology, psychology, anthropology
Word Samples for -ous:
Famous, joyous, religous
bi, du
Word Samples
for bi:
Bicycle, biped,
bicolor, bilingual
Phon or audi
sound
Word Samples for audi: auditory, audiology, audience
Word Samples for phon: phonics, telephone, phone
People
 Democratic
 Democrat
 Demo
tri
three
quad
four
quint, pent
five
terra
Word Samples for terra: terrain, terrace, terrarium
Magna
Meaning:
Huge amounts of greatness,
being of highest excellence, or
best quality
 Word Samples for magna:
Magnificent, magnifying, magnify, magnitude,
magnum,
min
small
voc
to speak,
to call,
voice
derm(at)
skin
aqua
water
dent(o)
teeth
dis, im
not
Greek & Latin
Suffixes and Prefixes
I can demonstrate knowledge of common Greek and Latin on
unknown words.
Greek and Latin Word Parts
 http://www.slideshare.net/dhoffmann/greek-and-latinroot-affixes-ppt
Word part rap
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id
=126398