Latin Roots scrib/script, cred, fac
Root
Meaning
scrib/script
write
cred
believe
fac
make
The root may be at the beginning of a word: factory
The root may be in the middle of a word: incredible
The root may be at the end of a word: describe
Use the root to help define a word. For example:
factory: a building where things are made
incredible: not believable
describe: to tell or write about
When adding the suffix -tion to words with the root
scrib, change the b to p and add -tion.
transcribe – be + p + tion = transcription
prescribe – be + p + tion = prescription
inscribe – be + p + tion = inscription
subscribe – be + p + tion = subscription
describe – be + p + tion = description
Anchor Chart (BLM 1)
Word Study & Vocabulary 4: Unit 23: Latin roots scrib/script, cred, fac
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