Root: Syn/Sym Meaning: together, same Word Wall Vocabulary Root: Syn/Sym Meaning: together, same

Symmetrical When cut in half it is the same on both sides A butterfly’s wings are symmetrical.

Symbol Something that represents or stands for another thing An American flag is a symbol for freedom.

Sympathy Sharing the feelings of another person When Jenna’s dog died, I felt sympathy for her and cried.

Symphony When instruments come together to form a musical piece Beethoven's fifth symphony is very powerful.

Synthetic Artificial and man made Astroturf is a very common synthetic material.

Synchronize Happening at the same time Our synchronized swimming routine won us the championship.

Photosynthesis When light and chemicals come together in a plant to grow. Without photosynthesis, my plants are brown.

Synopsis A short summary I read a synopsis on War Horse and decided I would not be interested in reading it.

ACADEMIC WORDS

Differentiate If you differentiate between two things you show how they are different Differentiate how you speak to your friends and how you speak to an adult.

Classify If you classify things you organize them into groups based on their details. Classify shapes according to their number of sides or angles.