Common Latin Roots Scrib/ script

Common Latin Roots Directions Click on the slide. Read the root word and its definition at the top of the slide. Click the space bar. Read the first word part that pops up. Click the space bar. Read the next word part that comes up. (Repeat this step until the entire word appears under the word parts.) Read the entire word using the chunks (syllables). Click on the speaker symbol to listen to the correct pronunciation of the word. Determine whether you were correct. Click on the space bar. Read the definition that appears. Think about how the definition relates to the meaning of the root word. Think about the meanings of any of the other word parts. After you have finished with all of the slides, go back to the first slide. Repeat the process. Determine whether you can say the word correctly. Also, attempt to say the definition of the word before you make the definition appear. Repeat the process until you are able to say the definitions of each of the words correctly.

SCRIBE SCRIBE Scrib/script: write Someone who copies documents and writes.

Scrib/script: write DE SCRIBE DESCRIBE To tell about something.

MAN U SCRIPT MANUSCRIPT Scrib/script: write A book, play, document, etc. written by hand.

IN SCRIP TION INSCRIPTION Scrib/script: write Words written or carved in to a stone or monument.

TRAN SCRIPT TRANSCRIPT Scrib/script: write A written version of something.

DE SCRIP TION DESCRIPTION Scrib/script: write A spoken or written representation of something.

PRE SCRIP TION PRESCRIPTION Scrib/script: write An order written by a doctor for medicine.

SUB SCRIP TION SUBSCRIPTION Scrib/script: write An agreement to buy a magazine, newspaper, etc..