1. Root Words 1st Quarter
11th Grade

2. Root Words
For your starter today, write down the following words being sure to skip every 3 lines: (Be ready to use them shortly.)
Cracy
Demo
Dia
Dom
Dyna
Fid

3. Root Words Cracy: autocracy, aristocrat, democracy
Demo: democracy, democrat, demographic
Dia: diagram, diagonal, diameter
Dom: dominate, dominion, domain
Dyna: dynamite, dynamic, dynamo
Fid : fidelity, infidel, confidante

4. Root Words Cracy: rule Demo: people Dia: through, across, between
Dom: master
Dyna: power
Fid : faith, trust

5. Commonly Confused Words
allusion:
illusion:

6. Commonly Confused Words
allusion: I used an allusion to Shakespeare in my English essay last week.
illusion: The illusion was complete; I thought I saw him pull a rabbit out of a hat!

7. Commonly Confused Words
allusion: passing reference or indirect mention OR a reference to a literary work.
illusion: distortion of senses; something believed that is false.