1. Greek and Latin Roots Week 7
Arch, bene, beno, dict

2. Week 7 Day 1 Make a box in your vocab journal like the one below
Week 7 Day 1 Make a box in your vocab journal like the one below. Title it day 1. Separate it into 4 sections. Write the root word at the top of each box. Write it’s definition, origin, and examples in each box.
arch
bene
demo
dict
Definition: ancient
Origin: Greek
Examples: archeology, archaic, archives, archeologist
Definition: good
Origin: Latin
Examples: beneficial, benevolent, benefit, benefactor
Definition: people
Examples: demonic, democracy, demonstrate, academy, demographic
Definition: speak
Examples: predict, dictionary, dictation, dictator

3. arch (Greek)=ancient

4. archeology Definition: study of ancient history
Sentence: Thanks to the efforts of archaeology, excavators were able to discover a new species of dinosaur.

5. archaic Definition: from an ancient time
Sentence: The original Ford Model T car is considered archaic when compared to modern vehicles.

6. archives Definition: a collection of ancient documents
Sentence: Students looked through the archives to find primary documents for their research papers.

7. archeologist Definition: a person who studies ancient history
Sentence: The archeologists worked hard at the dig site to uncover ancient bones.

8. bene (Latin)=good

9. beneficial Definition: having a good result
Sentence: Vitamins are beneficial to your health.

10. benevolent Definition: good hearted and kind
Sentence: Donating money or volunteering at a charity are benevolent deeds.

11. benefactor Definition: a good person who donates to causes
Sentence: Someone who gives money to a charity is a benefactor.

12. benefit Definition: a gain of something good
Sentence: You will benefit from studying and doing your homework.

13. demo(Greek)=people

14. demonic Definition: evil intentions in people
Sentence: Her plan to rob the bank is demonic.

15. democracy Definition: a government where people vote
Sentence: In a democracy people are given power when they vote.

16. demonstrate Definition: to show people evidence
Sentence: I will demonstrate how to make a banana smoothie.

17. academy Definition: a place where people go to learn
Sentence: My friend went to school at Columbia Academy.

18. demographic Definition: statistics about people
Sentence: When the factory closed and people moved away, the demographics of the town changed.

19. dict(Latin)=speak

20. predict Definition: to speak the future
Sentence: When we make a prediction in reading, we think about what will happen next in the story.

21. dictionary Definition: a book in which spoken words are defined
Sentence: A dictionary tells you how to spell words and their definitions.

22. dictation Definition: what is written down while someone speaks it
Sentence: When students take a spelling test, students write words as the teacher dictates each word.

23. dictator Definition: a leader who speaks and rules by force
Sentence: I’m glad our government is not run by a dictator.