ROOT WORD REVIEW – SET 1
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- Root Word Review - Set 1)
ROOT WORD REVIEW – SET 2
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- Root Word Review - Set 2)
Root
Definition
Example
Root
Definition
Example
1. hyper
overly
hyperactive
1. gam
marriage
polygamy
2. cycl
circular, wheel
bicycle
2. hab, habit
have, live
inhabit
3. derm
skin
dermatology
3. log, ology
word, study
biology
4. morph
form, shape
metamorphosis
4. bibli
book
bibliography
5. phobia
fear
arachnophobia
5. auto
self
automatic
6. dyn
power
dynamite
6. arch
leader
archbishop
7. geo
earth
geology
7. pod, ped
foot
podiatrist
8. gram, graph
writing
telegram, telegraph
8. path
disease, feeling
pathology
9. para
alongside
paramedic
9. ver, veri
truth
verify
10. psych
mind, soul
psychology
10. micro
small
microchip
11. anthro
man
anthropology
11. doc
teach
indoctrinate
12. bio
life
biology
12. fract, frag
break
fraction
13. cide
kill
homicide
13. chron
time
chronological
14. deca
ten
decade
14. hydro, hydra
water
hydroplane
15. fin
end, finish
infinite, final
15. manu
hand
manual
ROOT WORD REVIEW – SET 3
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- Root Word Review - Set 3)
ROOT WORD REVIEW – SET 4
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- Root Word Review - Set 4)
Root
Definition
Example
Root
Definition
Example
1. mania
madness
maniac
1. cred
believe
credible
2. multi, multus
many, much
multiply
2. demi
half
demitasse
3. pan
all
pandemonium
3. dom
power
dominate
4. port
carry
transport
4. endo
within
endocrine
5. sphere
ball
hemisphere
5. flex
bend
flexible
6. scribe, script
write
scribble
6. gastro
stomach
gastrointestinal
7. meter
measure
thermometer
7. grad
step
gradual
8. nov
new
novice
8. helio
the sun
heliography
9. phil
love
philosophy
9. hetero
different
heterogeneous
10 scope
see, watch
telescope
10. homo
man, same
homicide
11 zo
animal
zoo
11. loqu
speak
ventriloquist
12 dent
tooth
dentist
12. mar, mari
water
maritime
13. breve
short
abbreviate
13. mega
large, great
megabucks
14. chrom
color
chromatic
14. nocti, nox
night
nocturnal
15. corp
body
corpse
15. geron, geronto
old age, old man
gerontology