Greek and Latin Root Bibliography
Mary Evans
Library Media Specialist
Morgan Elementary School
Hutchinson, Kansas evansm@usd308.com
Dori Schneider
Reading Specialist
Morgan Elementary School
Hutchinson, Kansas schneiderd@usd308.com
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Week 5 audi duct cred fac
The Root Word of the Week is "rupt" . The meaning of the Latin root "rupt" is "break". interrupt -‐ a break in conversation rupture -‐ a break in something bankrupt -‐ unable to pay because you’re “broke”
The Root Word of the Week is "audi". The meaning of the Latin root "audi" is "hear". audience -‐ people who listen to a program audible -‐ loud enough to be heard auditorium -‐ a large room to hear
The Root Word of the Week is "duct". The meaning of the Latin root "duct" is "lead". conduct -‐ to lead musicians in playing music educate -‐ to lead to knowledge deduction -‐ to lead to a conclusion by logical reasoning
The Root Word of the Week is "cred". The meaning of the Latin root "cred"' is "believe". credence -‐ belief that something is true or valid credulous -‐ believing things too easily, gullible incredible -‐ unbelievable
The Root Word of the Week is "fac". The meaning of the Latin root
"fac" is "make". artifact -‐ an object made by a person factory -‐ a place where things are made manufacture -‐ to make into a product suitable for use
Week 6 loc
The Root Word of the Week is "loc". The meaning of the Latin root
"loc" is "place". dislocate -‐ to put something out of its usual place location -‐ a place or site relocate -‐ to move to a new place
Week 7 man
The Root Word of the Week is "man". The meaning of the Latin root "man" is "hand". maneuver -‐ to move by hand manual -‐ done with the hands manuscript -‐ a book written by hand
Week 8 mis/mit
The Root Word of the Week is "mis" or "mit". The meaning of the
Latin root "mis/mit" is "send/let go". dismiss -‐ to send someone away missile -‐ a weapon sent into the air emit -‐ to send something out
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Week 11 mot ped pop
The Root Word of the Week is "mot". The meaning of the Latin root ''mot" is "to move". motion -‐ the act of moving motivate -‐ to move someone into action promote -‐ to move someone forward
The Root Word of the Week is "ped". The meaning of the Latin root
''ped" is "foot". pedal -‐ a lever pushed by a foot pedestrian -‐ one who walks pedicure -‐ cosmetic treatment of feet
The Root Word of the Week is "pop". The meaning of the Latin root
''pop" is "people". population -‐ all of the people who live in a particular area popular -‐ appealing to a lot of people populist -‐ a supporter of the rights of people
Week 12 port
The Root Word of the Week is "port". The meaning of the Latin root ''port" is "carry". export -‐ to carry goods out of a place to another portable -‐ able to be carried porter -‐ a person who carries luggage
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Week 15 spec tract
The Root Word of the Week is "spec". The meaning of the Latin root ''spec" is "to look". circumspect -‐ cautious, looking all around retrospective -‐ a looking back at past things spectator -‐ one who looks on or watches
The Root Word of the Week is "tract". The meaning of the Latin root ''tract" is "to pull/drag". distract -‐ to drag attention away from something extract -‐ to pull out tractor -‐ a motor vehicle that pulls things urb
The Root Word of the Week is "urb". The meaning of the Latin root
''urb" is "city". suburb -‐ residential area on the edge of a city urban -‐ relating to a city urbanology -‐ the study of city life
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Week 18 vac ast cycl
The Root Word of the Week is "vac". The meaning of the Latin root
''vac" is "empty". evacuate -‐ to empty a dangerous place vacant -‐ empty, not occupied vacuum -‐ emptiness of space
The Root Word of the Week is "ast". The meaning of the Greek root ''ast" is "star". astronaut – a person traveling to the stars astronomer – someone who studies the stars asterisk – a star-‐shaped symbol used as a reference mark
The Root Word of the Week is "cycl". The meaning of the Greek root ''cycl" is "ring" or "circle". bicycle -‐ a vehicle with two wheels cycle -‐ a sequence that is repeated cyclone -‐ a storm with circling winds
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Week 21 post mal
The Root Word of the Week is "post". The meaning of the Latin root ''post" is "after". posterity -‐ future generations postpone -‐ to put off until a later time postscript -‐ a message added at the end of a letter, after the writer's signature
The Root Word of the Week is "circum". The meaning of the Latin root ''circum" is "around". circumference -‐ the distance around a circle circumstance -‐ a condition, fact, or event connected with and usually affecting another event circumnavigate -‐ to sail completely around
The Root Word of the Week is "mal". The meaning of the Latin root
''mal" is "bad". malicious -‐ spiteful, showing ill will malady -‐ a disease, disorder, or ailment malware -‐ any software used to disrupt computer operation
Week 22 chron
The Root Word of the Week is "chron". The meaning of the Greek root ''chron" is "time". chronological -‐ arranged in order of time in which events took place chronic -‐ lasting for a long time or recurring frequently synchronize -‐ to occur at the same time
Week 23 uni
Week 24 aqu
The Root Word of the Week is "uni". The meaning of the Latin root
''uni" is "one". unity -‐ the condition of being one unique -‐ being the only one of its kind unicycle -‐ a vehicle with one wheel
The Root Word of the Week is "aqu". The meaning of the Latin root
''aqu" is "water". aquarium -‐ a tank or container filled with water for keeping fish aquatic -‐ taking place in or on the water aqueduct -‐ a large pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source
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Week 28 pend
Week 29 omni
Week 30 scrib cede bell ex
The Root Word of the Week is "scrib". The meaning of the Latin root ''scrib" is "write". scribe -‐ a person who copies manuscripts and documents inscribe -‐ to write, print, carve, or engrave on a surface scribble -‐ to write or draw something hastily or carelessly
The Root Word of the Week is "cede". The meaning of the Latin root ''cede" is "go". precede -‐ to go, exist, or occur before in time, order, position or rank procedure -‐ a way of doing something or getting something done recede -‐to move back or away from something
The Root Word of the Week is "bell". The meaning of the Latin root
''bell" is "war". rebellion -‐ open, organized, and armed resistance to an existing government belligerent -‐ inclined to fight antebellum -‐ belonging to the period prior to the Civil War
The Root Word of the Week is "pend". The meaning of the Latin root ''pend" is "hang". pending -‐ not yet decided or settled pendant -‐ a hanging ornament, such as one dangling from a necklace dependent -‐ relying on or needing the help of another for support
The Root Word of the Week is "omni". The meaning of the Latin root ''omni" is "all". omnivore -‐ an organism that eats both plants and animals omnipotent -‐ all-‐powerful omniscient -‐ having total knowledge
The Root Word of the Week is "ex". The meaning of the Latin root
''ex" is "out". exit -‐ the act of going away or out exterior -‐ a part or surface that is outside; outer excavate -‐ dig out
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Week 33 gen derm cent
Week 34 graph
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Week 36 bio ben
The Root Word of the Week is "gen". The meaning of the Greek root ''gen" is "birth". genesis -‐ origin, beginning genre -‐ kind, sort; especially a distinctive type of literature, art, or music generation -‐ the average length of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children
The Root Word of the Week is "derm". The meaning of the Greek root ''derm" is "skin". epidermis -‐ the outer layer of the skin hypodermic -‐ a needle that goes under the skin taxidermist -‐ one who prepares, stuffs, and mounts the skins of dead animals
The Root Word of the Week is "cent". The meaning of the Latin root ''cent" is "one hundred". century -‐ one hundred years centipede -‐ a wormlike animal with many pairs of legs centimeter -‐ a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1/100 meter
The Root Word of the Week is "graph". The meaning of the Greek root ''graph" is "to write". calligraphy -‐ the art of beautiful handwriting biography -‐ the written account of someone's life paragraph -‐ a division of a piece of writing that consists of one or more sentences on a single subject or idea
The Root Word of the Week is "bio". The meaning of the Greek root ''bio" is "life". biology -‐the scientific study of living things and life processes biome -‐ a large community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region biosphere -‐ the part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist
The Root Word of the Week is "ben". The meaning of the Latin root
''ben" is "good". benefit -‐ something that is of help; an advantage benevolence -‐ an inclination to do good benediction -‐ an expression of good wishes; a blessing
Greek and Latin Roots Worksheet
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Find five words that might come from this root. Check their etymology and meaning in the dictionary. Write the words and their meanings in the spaces below.
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Now decide which words you think are the hardest, and rank them from hardest to easiest. When you present the words to your classmates display your root on the whiteboard, give the hardest definition first, and see if they can guess the word.
When you have presented all the definitions, ask if they can determine what the root means. What do your defined words have in common?
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Brainstorm and determine five other words that may have the same word origin. Then check the words in the dictionary or on dictionary.com to see if you were correct.
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Are they from the same root?
Word 1 YES NO If not, what is the root word? _________________________
Word 2 YES NO If not, what is the root word? _________________________
Word 3 YES NO If not, what is the root word? _________________________
Word 4 YES NO If not, what is the root word? _________________________
Word 5 YES NO If not, what is the root word? _________________________
Greek and Latin Root Bibliography
Books:
Beck, Isabel L., and Margaret G. McKeown. Bringing Words to Life: Robust
Vocabulary Instruction . New York: Guilford, 2002.
Callella-Jones, Trisha. Greek and Latin Roots: Teaching Vocabulary to
Improve Reading Comprehension . Huntington Beach, CA: Creative
Teaching, 2004.
Marzano, Robert J. The Art and Science of Teaching a Comprehensive
Framework for Effective Instruction . Alexandria, VA: Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007.
Marzano, Robert J. Building Academic Vocabulary: Teacher's Manual .
Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, 2005.
Marzano, Robert J. Teaching Basic and Advanced Vocabulary:
A Framework for Direct Instruction . Boston, MA: Heinle, 2010.
Marzano, Robert J., and Julia A. Simms. Vocabulary for the Common Core .
Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research Laboratory, 2013.
Onish, Liane. Greek & Latin Roots Ready-to-go Learning Packets That
Teach 40 Key Roots and Help Students Unlock the Meaning of Dozens and Dozens of Must-know Vocabulary Words.
New York: Scholastic,
2010.
Rasinski, Timothy V. Greek & Latin Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary .
Huntington Beach, CA: Shell Education, 2008.
Helpful Web Sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English http://www.rootoftheweek.com
