Root Words
and Beyond!
Engaging
Hands-On Activities
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Root
Meaning
Examples
anthro
man
anthropology
aqua
water
aquatic, aquarium
arch
ruler
monarch, anarchy
astro
star
astronomy, astronaut
bene
good
beneficial, benevolent
bibl
book
bibliography
bio
life
biology, biography
cap, cep,
ceive
take
capture, accept, receive
chrom
color
chromatic, monochrome
chron
time
chronology, sychronize
circum
around
circumference
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Root
Meaning
Examples
clud, clus
close
include, seclusion
Corp
body
corpse, corporation
Cred
believe
credible, credence
Cycl
round
unicycle, encyclopedia
Demo
people
democracy, demographics
Dict
say
dictionary, predict
Dom
home
domestic, domicile
duc
lead
deduction, introduce
fact,
fect
make
manufacture, effect
fer
carry
transfer, inference
flect, flex
bend
reflect, flexible
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Root
Meaning
Examples
fort
strong
fortress, effort
frac,
frag
break
fragment, fracture
frat
brother
Fraternity
gen
birth,
race
generation, genetic
geo
earth
geography, geode
gram,
graph
write
telegram, photography
gress
move
progress, aggressive
leg
law
legal, legitimate
ject
throw
eject, rejection
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Root
Meaning
Examples
log
study,
word
zoology, sociology
luc
light
lucid, translucent
mal
bad
malcontent, malicious
manu,
mani
hand
manual, manipulate
mar
sea
maritime, submarine
mater,
matri
mother
maternal
med
middle
intermediate, medium
mega
great
megaphone, megabytes
min
tiny, small
miniature, minute
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Root
Meaning
Examples
mit, miss
send
transmit, mission
mort
death
mortal, mortuary
nas, nat
born
nascent, natural
neuro
nerve
neurology, neurosis
nom
name
nominate, nomenclature
path
feeling,
pain
sympathy, pathologist
pater,
patri
father
patriarch, paternity
ped, pod
foot
pedicure, tripod
phil
love
philosophy, bibliophile
phon
sound
telephone, phonology
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Root
Meaning
Examples
photo
light
photon, photograph
poli
city
politics, metropolitan
port
carry
Transport, portable
pos
place
position, posture
psych
mind
psychiatrist, psychology
rect, reg
rule,
right
rectify, regulate
scope
see
telescope, microscope
scrib, scrip
write
describe, prescription
spec
look
retrospect, inspection
struc
build
structure, construction
tact
touch
contact, tactile
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Root
Meaning
Examples
tain, ten
hold
maintenance, contain
tele
distant
telegraph, telepathy
temp
time
temporal, contemporary
tend,
tens
stretch
extend, tension
therm
heat
thermometer
trans
across
transcontinental, transit
vac
empty
vacuum, evacuate
ven
come
convention, intervene
ver
true
verify, veracity
vert, vers
turn
convert, reverse
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Root Word
Connection
Activity 1
With Root Word Cards
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Activity 1: Root Word Connection
Objective
Student will be able to gain speed and accuracy in reading roots.
Materials
Root Word Cards
Activity
Students can test their fluency skills by quickly identify roots in a
timed activity.
• Place list of roots and root cards face up in rows on a flat surface.
• Working in pairs, student one picks up the list of roots and student two sits in front of
the root cards.
• Student one reads the first root on the first row of the list of roots while student two
points quickly to the root.
• Student one checks to assure that the correct root is identified. If the root is not
identified correctly, student one assists. Student one quickly reads the remaining roots,
pausing so that student two may locate and point to the corresponding card.
• Students will continue and reverse roles until each student identifies the roots multiple
times.
Extensions and Adaptations
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•
•
•
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Read list of roots in a timed activity and record
Read roots and words in a timed activity
Make other root cards
Use root cards as flash cards.
Discuss meanings of the roots.
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anthro
man
arch
ruler
aqua
water
astro
star
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bene
good
chrom
color
bibl
book
chron
time
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bio
life
circum
around
cap, cep,
ceive
take
clud, clus
close
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fort
Strong
corp
body
frac,
frag
break
cred
believe
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Frat
brother
cycl
round
gen
birth,
race
demo
People
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geo
earth
dict
say
gram,
graph
write
dom
home
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gress
leg
move
duc
lead
law
fact,
fect
make
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ject
log
Throw
study,
word
fer
carry
flect, flex
bend
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luc
light
mit, miss
send
mal
bad
mort
death
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manu,
mani
hand
nas, nat
Born
mar
sea
neuro
nerve
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mater,
matri
med
mother
middle
nom
name
Path
feeling,
pain
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mega
Great
pater,
patri
min
tiny, small
ped, pod
father
foot
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psych
mind
phil
love
tend,
tens
stretch
phon
sound
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photo
light
poli
city
psych
mind
rect, reg rule, right
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port
carry
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hold
pos
Place
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See
Temp
time
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Write
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struc
build
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touch
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Root Words
Classroom
Display Cards
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anthro
man
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Aqua
water
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arch
ruler
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astro
star
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bene
good
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Bibl
book
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bio
life
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cap,
cep,
ceive
take
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chrom color
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Chron
time
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circu
around
m
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clud,
clus
close
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corp
body
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Cred
believe
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cycl
round
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demo people
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dict
say
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Dom
home
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duc
lead
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fact,
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fer
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flect,
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fort
strong
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frac,
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frat brother
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Gen
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geo
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gram,
write
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Leg
law
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throw
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log
study,
word
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luc
light
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Mal
bad
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manu,
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Med
middle
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min
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name
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Root Word
Finder
Activity 2
With Vocabulary Cards
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s
Activity 2:
Root Word Finder
(Similar to the game of Uno)
Objective
The student will identify roots in multisyllabic words.
Materials
Vocabulary cards, Change root
Activity
Students identify words that share the same root by playing a card game.
• Mix all the cards together and place face down in a stack.
• Each student selects five cards from the stack.
• Taking turns, student one places a card face up on the table (e.g., respect). This forms a
discard pile.
• Student two reads the vocabulary word aloud, identifies the root (i.e., respect, the root is
“spec”), and places another card with the same root face up on top of the card placed by
student one (e.g., spectacular).
• If student two does not have a word with the same root, selects cards from the stack
until a word with the same root is selected. Places card on the pile. Or, may use a “switch
root” card to switch root. Places “switch root” card plus a word card with selected root on
top of the pile. Note: Mix cards in discard pile and turn over when cards in stack are all
used. The Reverse card changes the direction and the skip allows you to skip a player.
• Continue to place cards until one student is out of cards.
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billion
proceed
bimetal
bicycle
excess
succeed
exceed
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anesthesia
apathy
army
admit
animation
disarm
absent
absorb
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chronic
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chronicle
contract
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antifreeze
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abnormal
ambulance
alto
antisocial
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contradiction
perspective
dictionary
prediction
spectacle
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dictator
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subtract
distract
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bankrupt
rupture
abrupt
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report
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Switch
Root
Switch
Root
cartography
Switch
Root
Switch
Root
biography
paragraph
graphite
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Switch
Root
Switch
Root
Switch
Root
Switch
Root
Switch
Root
Switch
Root
Switch
Root
Switch
Root
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Switch
Root
Switch
Root
Skip
Skip
Switch
Root
Switch
Root
Skip
Skip
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Reverse
Reverse
Skip
Reverse
Reverse
Skip
Skip
Skip
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Root Words
Minute Game
Activity 3
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Activity 3:
Root Words Creation
Objective
The student will produce words containing the same root and identify their
meanings.
Materials
Root Words Creation game boards (Laminate or make individual copies).
Root cards (Copy twice) and a dictionary
Activity
Students will write words and use them in a sentence to show meaning by
playing a root game.
1. Place root cards face down in a stack. Provide each student with a game
board, , and dictionary.
2. Taking turns, students select the top root card, read it, and state the
meaning (e.g., tract, tract means drag or pull).
3. Say a word that contains the root that has not been stated by either
student (e.g., tractor). Use dictionary, if needed.
4. State a sentence using the word that demonstrates its meaning. For
example, “My dad used the tractor to pull the dead tree away.”
5. Write the word in the corresponding box. Note: If same root card is
selected, another word is recorded in the box. If three words are recorded
in one box, the student selects another card.
6. Place the root card at the bottom of the stack.
7. Continue until three of the boxes in a row contain at least one word.
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