1. ROOT WORD Vocabulary Strategy

2. Main IdeaDetails What is a root? A root is a word or part of a word from which other words are derived, or started. - Kind is the root of: - Unkind - Kindest - Kindly - Unkindness The root is the part of a word that is left after an addition, such as a prefix or a suffix, has been removed

3. Main IdeaDetails Sometimes a root has more than one form. The root might be joy or joi: -Enjoy -Rejoice -Joyous -Enjoyable

4. Main IdeaDetails Why study roots? Once you know what a particular root means, you have a clue to the meaning of other words that use the same root. Example: -Man means hands - manacles are handcuffs - manipulate is to handle