1. a vocabulary taproot review © 2009 Lizbeth J. Phillips, MA Ed.,
ROOTS
a vocabulary taproot review
© 2009 Lizbeth J. Phillips, MA Ed.,

2. What is a root word? A root word is a real word.
We make new words from root words by adding prefixes and suffixes.
sometimes the term "root" is also used to describe the word minus its inflectional endings

3. Roots You Should Know Root Meaning act act, do oper work cycle, cir
circle, wheel
ped
foot
dorm
sleep
phon
sound
fer
bring, carry
por
carry
form
shape
son
graph
write
tele
far
labor
therm
heat
lib
book
verb
word
morph
vis, view, vid
see
mov, mob, mot
move
vit, viv
life

4. Assignment Roots Graphic Organizer Display Your Roots!
Choose two roots from the list on the Roots organizer.
Complete the graphic organizer.
Due: _________
Create a ROOTS Tree! Use one of the lists your teacher provides.
Use reference materials and the Internet to find words that contain your root.
Due: _____________