1. TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes
Unit 4 Formatives
TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes

2. Formatives 1,Unit 4 TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes
Example word: precede (verb)
Define: pre—before (p)
Complete definition: precede- come before (something) in time; come before in order or position; go in front or ahead of.
Sentence: A gun battle had
preceded the explosions.
Can you think of any other words
that start with “pre”?

3. Formative 2, Unit 4 TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes
Example word: spectacle (noun)
Define: spec—look, see (root)
Complete definition: spectacle- remarkable sight.
Sentence: The 4th of July fireworks were quite a spectacle; it was a remarkable sight.
Can you think of any other words that have “spec”?

4. Formative 3, Unit 4 TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes
Example word: junction
Define: junct—to join
Complete definition: a point where two or more things are joined.
Sentence: Let’s meet at the junction of the two rivers.
Can you think of any other words that use “junct”?

5. Formative 4,Unit 4 TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes
Example word: democracy (noun)
Define: crat; cracy—rule (r)
Complete definition: democracy– ruled by the people.
Sentence: The United States is a democracy, elected by the people.
Can you think of any other words
that have “crat”?

6. Formative 5, Unit 4 TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes
Example word: baker (noun)
Define: er—one who does (suffix)
Complete definition : baker– one who bakes.
Sentence: Miss Gina, the cupcake baker, makes the best strawberry cupcakes.
Can you think of any other words that end in “er”?

7. Formative 6, Unit 4 TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes
Example word: safety (noun, adjective)
Define: ty; ity—quality or state of (suffix)
Complete definition: safety– state of being safe.
Sentence: Miss Becky, the fire marshal, is responsible for fire safety procedures.
Can you think of any other words that end in “ty” or “ity”?

8. Formative 7, Unit 4 TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes
Example word: extract (verb)
Define: tract—to pull
Complete definition: remove or take out, especially by effort or force; pull out
Sentence: The decayed tooth will have to be extracted.
What other words can make with
“tract”?

9. Formative 8, Unit 4 TLW: to determine the Latin and Greek affixes
Example word: bibliophobia (noun)
Define: phob—fear of (root)
Complete definition: bibliophobia– fear of books.
Sentence: Bibliophobia can be confined to certain books; for instance those fearing witchcraft might view the Harry Potter series in a bibliophobic sense.
What other words can you think of
that has “phobia”?