Root Words 1st Quarter 11th Grade
Root Words For your starter today, write down the following words being sure to skip every 3 lines: (Be ready to use them shortly.) Cracy Demo Dia Dom Dyna Fid
Root Words Cracy: autocracy, aristocrat, democracy Demo: democracy, democrat, demographic Dia: diagram, diagonal, diameter Dom: dominate, dominion, domain Dyna: dynamite, dynamic, dynamo Fid : fidelity, infidel, confidante
Root Words Cracy: rule Demo: people Dia: through, across, between Dom: master Dyna: power Fid : faith, trust
Commonly Confused Words allusion: illusion:
Commonly Confused Words allusion: I used an allusion to Shakespeare in my English essay last week. illusion: The illusion was complete; I thought I saw him pull a rabbit out of a hat!
Commonly Confused Words allusion: passing reference or indirect mention OR a reference to a literary work. illusion: distortion of senses; something believed that is false.