Greek Roots Lesson 5 English 9 January 12/13, 2016

Familiarity with Greek and Latin roots can help students understand the meaning of unfamiliar words. Lesson #4 Roots Lesson #4 Roots Brainstorm additional words using these roots Brainstorm additional words using these roots homo homo hyper hyper mono/mon mono/mon pod pod therm therm

Lesson 4 Roots Brainstorm what these roots might mean: Brainstorm what these roots might mean: hetero hetero nom / nem nom / nem phan / phen phan / phen poly poly proto proto

(1) heterogeneous ROOTS: hetero = “different” + genos = “race, kind” PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: composed of parts of different kinds SYNONYM: ANTONYM: RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE: Soups and salads are foods usually made from a heterogeneous mixture of ingredients.

(2) heterodox ROOTS: PART OF SPEECH: adjective DEFINITION:ANTONYM: RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE: The religious leader threatened to expel Alice and Amos from the church because of their heterodox beliefs about sin.

( 3) economy ROOTS: PART OF SPEECH: noun DEFINITION: (1) the wealth and resources of a country or region; (2) careful management of available resources RELATED FORMS: economic or economical (adj.) SENTENCE: When you have many bills to pay, it is important to practice good economy by avoiding waste and expensive purchases.

(4) nemesis ROOTS: nemein = “to distribute, manage” PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: a long-standing rival or enemy; the inescapable cause of someone’s downfall SYNONYM: ANTONYM: SENTENCE:

(5) phantasm ROOTS: phainein = “to show, appear” PART OF SPEECH: noun DEFINITION:SYNONYM: RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE:

(6) phenomenon ROOTS: phainein = “to show, appear” PART OF SPEECH: Noun DEFINITION: (1) A fact or situation that is observed to exist; (2) A remarkable person, thing, or event RELATED FORMS: phenomena (plural); phenomenal (adj.) SENTENCE: That high school swimmer is a phenomenon; her talent and skill will probably take her to the Olympics.

(7) polychromatic ROOTS: poly = “many” + chromos = “color” PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: RELATED FORMS: SYNONYM: ANTONYM: SENTENCE:

(8) polyphony ROOTS: PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: music combining several parts or voices, each one forming an individual melody RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE: When you sing a round, you create polyphony, because several melodies are sung simultaneously.

(9) protocol ROOTS: PART OF SPEECH: Noun DEFINITION: the official procedure or code of behavior, especially in diplomatic situations SYNONYMS: SENTENCE: It is important for the president to follow proper protocol when meeting with heads of foreign governments, to avoid embarrassing himself.

(10) prototype ROOTS: protos = “first” + typos = “form” PART OF SPEECH: DEFINITION: RELATED FORMS: SENTENCE: The engineers tested the prototype thoroughly before taking their invention to the manufacturers.